Collins Calls Council Chair Hokama in to Question. Sues Council Accusing Illegal Conduct

Court blocks Honua‘ula permits
Council challenged over whether it violated open-meeting mandate

By EDWIN TANJI, City Editor, The Maui News

April 24, 2008

WAILUKU — A Maui Circuit Court judge on Wednesday blocked Maui County from taking further actions to permit the Honua‘ula project district pending a determination of whether the County Council violated the state Sunshine Law in approving zoning for the project.

The injunction issued by 2nd Circuit Judge Joseph Cardoza does not deal with the merits of the zoning for the 670-acre project district but whether the council members violated open-meetings requirements...

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