Real Estate & Property Law

HAWSCT Oral Argument Recording In Voter Registration Residency Appeal

By Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)

The recording of the oral argument in Dupree v. Hiraga, No 29464 has been posted. It is available here (caution, massive 34mb mp3 download). (Oral arguments in Hawaii's appellate courts are not reduced to a written transcript, and the electronic recordings are the only record of arguments.)

The appeal concerns whether the State Board of Registration (County of Maui) correctly concluded that a Maui County councilperson who registered to vote as a Lanai resident is actually a resident of Maui. More details about the case, including the briefs of the parties, are posted here. Disclosure: my Damon Key colleagues and I represent the Lanai voter who successfully challenged the residency of the councilperson. 

Full post as published by inversecondemnation on August 24, 2009 (boomark / email).