Grace Kealoha v. William Aila, Jr.
Opinion
Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
JAN 28 2022
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
GRACE KEALOHA; DANIEL ARIAS, Jr., No. 20-17430
Plaintiffs-Appellants, D.C. No. 1:19-cv-00274-DKW-WRP v.
WILLIAM J. AILA, Jr., Interm Director, MEMORANDUM* Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; et al.,
Defendants-Appellees,
and
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Derrick Kahala Watson, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted January 18, 2022** Honolulu, Hawaii
Before: O’SCANNLAIN, MILLER, and LEE, Circuit Judges.
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (“DHHL”) administers a
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision homesteading program on behalf of Native Hawaiians. See Hawaiian Homes
Commission Act, 1920, 42 Stat. 108 (1921) (codified as amended at Haw. Rev.
Stat. Ann., HHCA § 1 et seq. (West 2021)) (“HHCA”); HHCA § 202(a). Jacob