GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Defendant state officials appeal the judgment awarding attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 to plaintiff landowners. The action was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and led to lengthy litigation concerning water rights in the state of Hawaii. This court provided a detailed factual and procedural history of the underlying litigation in its decision on the merits in Robinson v. Ariyoshi,
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