SINGLETON v. LIQUOR COM'N.

No. 26898.

140 P.3d 1014 (2006)

111 Hawai`i 234

James SINGLETON, Appellant-Appellant v. LIQUOR COMMISSION, COUNTY OF Hawai`i, Appellee-Appellee and Big Island Restaurant Group, Inc., dba Paparazzi, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

August 17, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joyce M. Brown, on the briefs, for appellant-appellant.

Gerald Takase, Assistant Corporation Counsel, County of Hawai`i, on the briefs, for appellee-appellee Liquor Commission, County of Hawai`i.

MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, ACOBA, and DUFFY, JJ.


Opinion of the Court by ACOBA, J.

We hold that (1) the State of Hawai`i (State or the State) and the County of Hawai`i (County or the County) governments fall within the definition of "owner of record" in Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 281-59 (Supp.2005)1 as property owners of real estate, (2) State and County entities are owners in regard to the notice and protest requirements set forth in HRS §§ 281-57 (Supp.2005)

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases