Arakaki v. Hawaii

314 F.3d 1091 Earl F. ARAKAKI; Evelyn C. Arakaki; Patrick Barrett; Sandra P. Burgess; Edward U. Bugarin; Patricia A. Carroll; Robert M. Chapman; Brian Clarke; Kenneth R. Conklin; Michael Y. Garcia; Toby M. Kravet; Thurston Twigg-Smith; Jean Yokoyama, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. State of HAWAII; Benjamin J. Cayetano, in his official capacity as the Governor of the State of Hawaii; Dwayne D. Yoshina, in his official capacity as Chief Election Officer of the State of Hawaii, Defendants-Appellants. No. 00-17213. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 6, 2002. Filed December 31, 2002. Girard D. Lau, Deputy Attorney General, Honolulu, HI, for the Defendants-Appellants. Patrick W. Hanifin, Honolulu, HI, for the Plaintiffs-Appellees. Deborah G. Kiley, Sacramento, CA, for amicus curiae Pacific Legal Foundation. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii; Helen Gillmor, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV 00-514 HG. Before WALLACE, TASHIMA, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge TASHIMA; Concurrence by Judge WALLACE. OPINION TASHIMA, Circuit Judge. 1 Defendants-Appellants, State of Hawaii, Benjamin J. Cayetano, in his…