LIFE OF THE LAND v. BURNS

No. 5984.

580 P.2d 405 (1978)

LIFE OF THE LAND, Hawaii Women's Political Caucas, Tony Hodges, Sophie Ann Aoki, Robert Gould, and Hilde Cherry, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross Appellants, v. John A. BURNS, in his capacity as Governor, State of Hawaii, Defendant, Cross Appellee, Richard Horie, and George Hasegawa, Individually and as representatives of all those similarly situated, Dr. George Tanaka, and Akira Misawa, Individually and as representatives of all those similarly situated, and Dr. Cesar B. DeJesus and James M. Hirata, Individually and as representatives of all those similarly situated, Defendants-Appellants, Cross Appellees.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

June 5, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nobuki Kamida, Deputy Atty. Gen., Honolulu, for defendants-appellants, cross appellees.

William S. Hunt, Honolulu (Hart, Leavitt & Hall, Honolulu, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellees, cross appellants.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and KOBAYASHI, OGATA, KIDWELL and MENOR, JJ.


OGATA, Justice.

Defendants-appellants Richard Horie, George Hasegawa, Dr. George Tanaka, Akira Misawa, Dr. Cesar B. DeJesus and James M. Hirata (hereinafter appellants) appeal from an order and judgment entered by the circuit court of the first circuit on May 5, 1975, which adjudged that all individuals who were members of various state boards and commissions who had served beyond eight consecutive years thereon, were serving illegally in contravention to and in violation...

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