Molokai Homesteaders Co-Op v. Morton

506 F.2d 572 7 ERC 1555 , 5 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,024 MOLOKAI HOMESTEADERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION and Life of the Land, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Rogers B. MORTON, Individually and in his capacity as Secretary, United States Department of the Interior, and Sunao Kido, Individually and in his capacity as Chairman, Board of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii, Defendants-Appellees, and Kaluakoi Corporation, a Hawaii corporation, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee. No. 73-2934. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Oct. 29, 1974. Philip D. Bogetto (argued), Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs-appellants. William C. McCorriston, Asst. U.S. Atty., Honolulu, Hawaii, and Edwin P. Watson, Deputy Atty. Gen. (argued) for defendants-appellees. A. Bernard Bays, Honolulu, Hawaii (argued), for defendant-intervenor-appellee. Before HAMLEY and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges, and NEILL, * District judge. OPINION HAMLEY, Circuit Judge: 1 Molokai Homesteaders Cooperative Association (Homesteaders) and Life of the Land, brought this action for injunctive relief against Rogers B. Morton, Secretary of the Department of the Interior (Department) and Sunao Kido, Chairman, Board of Land and Natural…