Sandy Beach Defense Fund v. City Council

Decided April 18, 1989. Edward H. Nakamura wrote the opinion for the court.

773 P.2d 250 · Cited 114 times

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• Silver v. Castle Memorial Hospital · 497 P.2d 564
• Kailua Community Council v. City of Honolulu · 591 P.2d 602
• Horn v. County of Ventura · 596 P.2d 1134
• Scott v. City of Indian Wells · 492 P.2d 1137
• Washington v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Companies · 708 P.2d 129
• State v. Freitas · 602 P.2d 914
• Life of the Land, Inc. v. Land Use Commission · 594 P.2d 1079
• State v. Palama · 612 P.2d 1168
• Mortensen v. Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System · 473 P.2d 866
• Joshua v. MTL, INC. · 656 P.2d 736
• Nakano v. Matayoshi · 706 P.2d 814
• Kona Old Hawaiian Trails Group Ex Rel. Serrano v. Lyman · 734 P.2d 161

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