RUGGLES v. YAGONG

No. SCWC-13-0000117.

353 P.3d 953 (2015)

135 Haw. 411

Michael Doyle RUGGLES, Rev. Nancy Waite Harris, Kenneth V. Miyamoto-Slaughter, Wendy Tatum, David Tatum, and Robert S. Murray, Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants, and George Herman Klare, Barbara Jean Lang, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Dominic YAGONG, Donald Ikeda, J. Yoshimoto, Dennis Onishi, Fred Blas, Brittany Smart, Brenda Ford, Angel Pilago, and Pete Hoffman, current Hawai`i County Council members; Jay Kimura, Hawai`i County Prosecutor; Mitchell Roth and Charlene Iboshi, Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys; Billy Kenoi, Hawai`i County Mayor, respondeat superior, Harry Kubojiri, Hawai`i County Chief of Police, Kelly Greenwell, Guy Enriques, and Emily Nae`Ole, previous Hawai`i County Council members, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

June 25, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Ruggles, Rev. Nancy Waite Harris, Kenneth V. Miyamoto-Slaughter, Wendy Tatum, David Tatum, and Robert S. Murray, petitioners pro se.

Michael J. Udovic , Hilo, for respondents.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., NAKAYAMA, and McKENNA, JJ.; with POLLACK, J., dissenting, with whom WILSON, J., joins.


I. Introduction

Petitioners, a group of pro se individuals from Hawai`i County, present the following question: "Did the Intermediate Court of Appeals err in determining that the Lowest Law Enforcement Priority of Cannabis, a voter sponsored initiative, in its entirety is in conflict with State laws...

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