Thursday, June 5, 2008

Akaku's Lance Collins Offer to Drop Honua Ula Case in Exchange for His Legal Fees Rejected by Maui County Council

Akaku's Lance Collins Offer to Drop Honua Ula (Wailea 670) Case in Exchange for His Legal Fees Rejected by Maui County Council

Committee rejects offer to settle suit
Honua‘ula foe’s attorney: Let’s resolve this, move on

By CHRIS HAMILTON, Staff Writer
The Maui News: June 5, 2008
WAILUKU — A Maui County Council committee voted Tuesday to reject an offer by opponents of the Honua‘ula development to settle a lawsuit over alleged state Sunshine Law violations.

The council’s Policy Committee, made up of all nine council members, voted 8-0 against a resolution to accept a proposed settlement by Wailuku attorney Lance Collins, said Deputy Corporation Counsel Mary “Mimi” Blaine Johnston. Council Member Jo Anne Johnson was excused.

In a 2nd Circuit Court lawsuit, Collins ...

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