Ulaleo v. Paty

902 F.2d 1395 Kaolelo Lambert John ULALEO, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated; Pele Defense Fund, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. William PATY, in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii; Moses Kealoha; Douglas Ing; Leonard Zalopany; John Arisumi; Herbert Arata, in their capacity as members of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Defendants-Appellees. No. 89-16130. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued March 12, 1990. Submitted March 19, 1990. Decided May 4, 1990. Yuklin Aluli, Melody K. MacKenzie, Native Hawaiian Legal Corp., Honolulu, Hawaii, Steven C. Moore, Native American Rights Fund, Boulder, Colorado, for plaintiffs-appellants. William M. Tam (argued) and Steven S. Michaels, assisted on the brief, Deputy Attys. Gen., Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendants-appellees. Sherry P. Broder, Honolulu, Hawaii, for amicus curiae The Office of Hawaiian Affairs. James M. Dombroski, Petaluma, Cal., for amicus curiae Rainforest Action Network. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. Before SNEED, FARRIS and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. FARRIS, Circuit Judge: 1 Kaolelo Lambert John Ulaleo…