Darrow Aiona v. George T. H. Pai

516 F.2d 892 Darrow AIONA et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. George T. H. PAI, Attorney General of the State of Hawaii, Defendant-Appellant, Barry J. C. Chung, Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, State of Hawaii, et al., Defendants. No. 74-1469. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. May 13, 1975. Peter J. Levinson, Deputy Atty. Gen., Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant-appellant. Winston Mirikitani, Honolulu, Hawaii, Michael Town, Wailuku, Hawaii, Joseph T. Kiefer, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs-appellees. OPINION Before CHAMBERS, ELY and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 Denying a motion to convene a three-judge court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2281 , a single district judge issued an Order declaring Hawaii Rev.Stat. § 291C-77(c) (1973 Supp.) unconstitutional and enjoining the statute's enforcement. The Attorney General of Hawaii appeals. 2 The contested statute bans movable political campaign signs from sidewalks and other areas adjacent to highways. The statute's ban does not extend to signs containing other types of messages, e. g., commercial placards or signs carried by picketers in labor disputes. 1 We agree with the district judge's…