OAHU PUBLICATIONS, INC. v. ABERCROMBIE

No. SCWC-13-0000127.

332 P.3d 159 (2014)

134 Haw. 16

OAHU PUBLICATIONS, INC., dba The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Neil ABERCROMBIE, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Hawai`i, Respondent/Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

July 31, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane D. Hastert , Robert H. Thomas , Mark M. Murakami , Honolulu, and Christopher J.I. Leong, for petitioner.

Charleen M. Aina , Honolulu, for respondent.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., NAKAYAMA, J., and Circuit Judge BROWNING, in place of McKENNA, J., Recused, Circuit Judge CASTAGNETTI, in place of POLLACK, J., Recused, and Circuit Judge CHANG, in place of WILSON, J., Recused.


Opinion of the Court by RECKTENWALD, C.J.

We consider whether the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) erred in denying Oahu Publications' request for appellate attorneys' fees and costs. In brief summary, Oahu Publications filed the underlying suit against The Honorable Neil Abercrombie, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Hawai`i, under the Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA), Hawai`i Revised Statutes...

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