Midkiff v. Tom

725 F.2d 502 Frank E. MIDKIFF, Richard Lyman, Jr., Hung Wo Ching, Matsuo Takabuki and Myron B. Thompson, Trustee of the Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, Plaintiff-Appellants, v. Paul A. TOM, Tony Taniguchi, Wilbert K. Eguchi, Wayne T. Takahashi, et al., Defendants-Appellees, and Wai-Kahla Tract "H" Association, Inc., Halawa Hills Landsdale Committee; Awakea Association; et al., Intervenors-Appellees. No. 80-4368. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Feb. 6, 1984. Clinton R. Ashford, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs-appellants. Yukio Naito, Shim, Sigal, Tam & Naito, A. Bernard Bays, William E. Atwater, Dennis E.W. O'Connor, John A. Roney, Stubenberg, Roney, Hartnett, Lawhn, Fong & Kuwaski, Tany S. Hong, Atty. Gen., Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendants-appellees. OPINION ON REVISED MANDATE Before ALARCON, POOLE and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. POOLE, Circuit Judge: 1 On March 28, 1983, this court, 702 F.2d 788 , issued its opinion holding the Hawaii Land Reform Act, Hawaii Revised Statutes chapter 516, unconstitutional, and reversing the judgment of the district court 483 F.Supp. 62 for the District of Hawaii, which had denied declaratory and injunctive relief to…