Price v. Akaka

3 F.3d 1220 Nui Loa PRICE, Dr., aka Maui Loa, individually and in his capacity as chief of the Hou Hawaiians; The Hou Hawaiians, a native Hawaiian Ohana; Kamuela Price, individually and in his capacity as member of elder council of the Hou Hawaiians, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Moanikeala AKAKA; Rod Burgess; Clarence Ching; Frenchy DeSoto; Louise Hao; Manu Kahaialii; Thomas Kalukukui, Sr.; Moses Keale, Sr.; and Kevin Mahoe, Defendants-Appellants. No. 92-16462. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 5, 1993. Decided Aug. 23, 1993. As Amended Nov. 2, 1993. Kamuela Price, Haleiwa, HI, pro se. Walter R. Schoettle, Honolulu, HI, for plaintiffs-appellees. Steven S. Michaels, Deputy Atty. Gen., Honolulu, HI, for defendants-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. Before: GOODWIN, TANG and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. TANG, Circuit Judge: 1 Dr. Nui Loa Price, Kamuela Price, and the Hou Hawaiians, a native Hawaiian tribal body, (collectively, "Price") sued the board of trustees ("trustees") for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs ("OHA") in their individual capacities under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 for commingling, managing,…