I did want to make a mention of a sad milestone I wish we didn’t have to come to, the passing of Maui’s irreplaceable land use lawyer B. Martin Luna. Here’s the report from the Maui News.
Having dealt with Martin over the years, he was a true gentleman, and everything that you conjure…
What we’re reading today:
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The oral argument calendar of the Hawaii Supreme Court looks pretty interesting:
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The speed of the internet: we were all set to summarize our thoughts on the South Carolina Supreme Court’s opinion in Dunes West Golf Club, LLC v. Town of Mount Pleasant, No. 2011-194211 (Jan. 9, 2013), a case involving equal protection, substantive due process, and takings claims, when Dean Patty Salkin at the Law…
Here’s the inevitable reaction to U. Hawaii law Professor David Callies’ recently-published law review article (and follow-up interview) about the stunning success rates certain parties enjoy in the Hawaii Supreme Court. In that article, the good professor labeled the record of the 1993-2010 Hawaii Supreme Court on property issues “appalling,” so it should come…
The Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals, in a unanimous panel opinion authored by Judge Foley, held that a “zoning verification” by the Director of the City and County’s Department of Planning and Permitting is not a “decision of the Director” which a property owner must administratively appeal to the Honolulu Zoning Board of Appeals. Hoku …
Does the editorial board of the New York Times really have the stones to start off its latest editorial about the Takings Clause, “Where Is the Taking?“, with this:
When a city condemns private property to make way for a public highway, that is a classic “taking” for which government must provide “just…
Mark your calendars for next Friday, January 25, 2013 from noon to 1:00 p.m. Pacific for “Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. United States: Practical Implications Of The Supreme Court’s Decision,” presented by Law Seminars International.
It’s a discussion of Arkansas Game, the decision in which the Supreme Court held that the…
The Hawaii Supreme Court has accepted certiorari and agreed to review the Intermediate Court of Appeals’ unpublished memorandum opinion in Diamond v. Dobbin, No. 30572 (Aug. 31, 2012). The Supreme Court’s order is here.
It’s another beach case, this time involving a shoreline certification. Shoreline certifications approved by the State Department of Land…
In addition to our summary of and reaction to yesterday’s oral arguments in Koontz v. St Johns River Water Mgmt Dist., No. 11-1447 (cert. granted Oct. 5, 2012), here is the leading commentary from other sources:
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