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SCAP-14-0000873 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I MAUNA KEA ANAINA HOU; CLARENCE KUKAUAKAHI CHING; FLORES-CASE #OHANA; DEBORAH J. WARD; PAUL K. NEVES; and KAHEA: THE HAWAIIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE, a domestic non-profit corporation, Petitioners/Appellants-Appellants, vs. BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF HAWAII; DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF HAWAII; SUZANNE CASE, in 1 her official capacity as Chair of the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Director of the Department of Land and Natural Resources; and UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO, Respondents/Appellees-Appellees. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT (CAAP-14-0000873; CIV. NO. 13-1-0349) ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.) Upon consideration of Petitioners/Appellants- Appellants’ application for transfer, filed on May 10, 2015, Respondent/Appellee-Appellee University of Hawaii at Hilo’s opposition, filed on May 15, 2015, the respective supporting documents, and the record, Pursuant to Hawai#i Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 43(c), Suzanne 1 Case has been substituted as a party in place of William J. Aila, Jr., in his official capacity as Chair of the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Director of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCAP-14-0000873 05-JUN-2015 09:22 AM

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Hawaii Circuit Court grants transfer of Thirty Meter Telescope case to state Supreme Court.

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  • SCAP-14-0000873

    IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

    MAUNA KEA ANAINA HOU; CLARENCE KUKAUAKAHI CHING; FLORES-CASE#OHANA; DEBORAH J. WARD; PAUL K. NEVES; and KAHEA: THE HAWAIIANENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE, a domestic non-profit corporation,

    Petitioners/Appellants-Appellants,

    vs.

    BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF HAWAII; DEPARTMENTOF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF HAWAII; SUZANNE CASE, in1her official capacity as Chair of the Board of Land and NaturalResources and Director of the Department of Land and Natural

    Resources; and UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO,Respondents/Appellees-Appellees.

    APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT(CAAP-14-0000873; CIV. NO. 13-1-0349)ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER

    (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

    Upon consideration of Petitioners/Appellants-Appellants application for transfer, filed on May 10, 2015,Respondent/Appellee-Appellee University of Hawaii at Hilosopposition, filed on May 15, 2015, the respective supportingdocuments, and the record,

    Pursuant to Hawai#i Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 43(c), Suzanne1Case has been substituted as a party in place of William J. Aila, Jr., in hisofficial capacity as Chair of the Board of Land and Natural Resources andDirector of the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

    Electronically FiledSupreme CourtSCAP-14-000087305-JUN-201509:22 AM

  • IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the application for transferis granted. This case is transferred to the supreme courteffective the date of this order.

    DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, June 5, 2015./s/ Mark E. Recktenwald/s/ Paula A. Nakayama/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna/s/ Richard W. Pollack/s/ Michael D. Wilson

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