CENTER FOR BIO-ETHICAL REFORM v. HONOLULU

No. 04-17496.

448 F.3d 1101 (2006)

CENTER FOR BIO-ETHICAL REFORM, INC.; Gregg Cunningham, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU; Peter Carlisle, in his official capacity as the City and County of Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney; Boisse P. Correa, in his official capacity as Chief of Police, Honolulu Police Department, successor to Lee D. Donohue, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 23, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Muise, Thomas More Law Center, Ann Arbor, MI, and Robert K. Matsumoto, Honolulu, HI, for the appellants.

Carrie K.S. Okinaga, Corporation Counsel, Gordon D. Nelson, Deputy Corporation Counsel, and Jon M. Van Dyke, Special Deputy Corporation Counsel, Honolulu, HI, for the appellees.

Before MYRON H. BRIGHT, McKEOWN, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.


McKEOWN, Circuit Judge.

The City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii ("Honolulu"), has a long history of comprehensive regulatory oversight over its visual landscape, an effort designed to protect the area's unique and widely-renowned scenic resources. For example, in 1957, Honolulu was among the first municipalities to enact a comprehensive ordinance regulating signs, see State v. Diamond Motors, Inc., 50 Haw. 33,

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