YORK v. STATE

No. 5159.

498 P.2d 644 (1972)

Carleen YORK, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE of Hawaii et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

June 9, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nobuki Kamida, Deputy Atty. Gen., Honolulu, State of Hawaii (George Pai, Atty. Gen., and Sonia Faust, Deputy Atty. Gen., on the brief), for appellants.

Andrew Levin, Associate Counsel (Hawaii Legal Services Project, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, of counsel, Hilo), for appellees.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and MARUMOTO, ABE, LEVINSON and KOBAYASHI, JJ.


KOBAYASHI, Justice.

The State of Hawaii and various Hawaii public officials (hereinafter the State) appeal from a decision of the circuit court holding that Hawaii's durational residence requirement for public employment violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution.

Appellee, Carleen York, was hired by the State Department of Education as a general aide at Keaau Elementary and Intermediate...

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