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AKAKA v. YOSHINA

No. 20266.

935 P.2d 98 (1997)

84 Hawai`i 383

Moanike`ala AKAKA and Samuel L. Kealoha, Jr., Plaintiffs, v. Dwayne D. YOSHINA, Chief Election Officer of the State of Hawai`i; Office of Elections of the State of Hawai`i; Mazie Hirono, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Hawai`i; the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Hawai`i; John Does 1-100; and Jane Does 1-100, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

March 25, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric A. Seitz and Thomas F. Feeney, Honolulu, for plaintiffs.

Russell A. Suzuki, Lynette M. Matsushima and John P. Dellera, Deputy Attorneys General, Honolulu, for defendants Yoshina and Office of Elections.

Before MOON, C.J., and KLEIN, LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA and RAMIL, JJ.

MOON, Chief Justice.

In this original proceeding, plaintiffs Moanike`ala Akaka and Samuel L. Kealoha, Jr. (collectively, the plaintiffs) challenge their respective defeats in the November 5, 1996 special election for the office of Trustee for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), claiming that Chief Elections Officer Dwayne D. Yoshina and the Office of Elections of the State of Hawai`i (collectively, the defendants1) did not properly obtain...

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