Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs v. Yamasaki

Decided May 27, 1987. Edward H. Nakamura wrote the opinion for the court.

737 P.2d 446 · Cited 60 times

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• Bulgo v. County of Maui · 430 P.2d 321
• Akahane v. Fasi · 565 P.2d 552
• United States v. Nixon · 418 U.S. 683
• Humphrey's v. United States · 295 U.S. 602
• In Re Application of Ashford · 440 P.2d 76

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