Han v. United States Department of Justice

45 F.3d 333 Lambert Kalani HAN; Christina K. Aki; Samuel L. Gomes; Patrick L. Kahawaioka'a; Harold Uhane Jime; and Uhane-Hemolele, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States; Robert Marks, Attorney General of Hawaii; Louella O.W. Albino, individually and in her capacity as lessee on the Hawaii Homestead Program, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-15632. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 3, 1994. Decided Jan. 19, 1995. Kenneth W. Carlson, Kilauea, HI, for plaintiffs-appellants. Ellen M. Athas and J. Carol Williams, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellees. Steven S. Michaels, Deputy Atty. Gen., State of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI, for defendants-appellees. Ward F.N. Fujimoto, Fujiyama, Duffy & Fujiyama, Honolulu, HI, for defendants-appellees. Sherry P. Broder, Honolulu, HI, for amicus curiae. Carl C. Christensen, Honolulu, HI, for amici curiae. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. Before: BROWNING, TROTT, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 The Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, Pub.L. No. 67-34, 42 Stat. 108…