Water rights | Public trust

WavesOn Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at 9:00 a.m., the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in Maunalua Bay Beach Ohana 28 v. State of Hawaii, No. 28175. The arguments will take place in the Supreme Court courtroom at Aliiolani Hale.

The ICA panel will consist of Judges Nakamura, Watanabe and Foley.

Here are the respondents’ merits briefs in the beachfront taking case, Stop the Beachfront Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dep’t of Environmental Protection, No. 08-11 (cert. granted. June 15, 2009):

The New York Times‘ Greenwire blog posts Property Rights Groups Assemble Support in Regulatory Takings Case, about amici support in Stop the Beachfront Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dep’t of Environmental Protection, No. 08-11 (cert. granted. June 15, 2009).

Property rights groups are lining up in support of private waterfront landowners in Florida

Confirming that Stop the Beachfront Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dep’t of Environmental Protection, No. 08-11 (cert. granted. June 15, 2009) is shaping up to be one of the most interesting cases in the Supreme Court’s term, even more amici briefs are coming in supporting the petitioner/property owners.

In an earlier post, we noted