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26 Oct 2007, 4:46 am
The Hawaii Constitution delegates property tax power to "the counties," and the county officials argued that term meant "county councils. [read post]
1 Sep 2007, 9:05 am
" A few members of the County Council publicly agreed. [read post]
11 Aug 2007, 1:17 pm
Here is a summary of all the posts on the "Ohana Kauai" Charter Amendment case, in which the Hawaii Supreme Court in a 3-2 decision held that friendly government officials have standing to institute lawsuits against each other to challenge a charter amendment enacted by a vote of the people, and that the Hawaii Constitution delegates property tax power exclusively to "county councils. [read post]
10 Aug 2007, 3:11 pm
Kauai Council. [read post]
10 Aug 2007, 1:54 pm
The suit was essentially filed by the county of Kauai, against the county of Kauai. [read post]
10 Aug 2007, 1:40 pm
Merely that it was a speedbump on the road to a politically wise result: Kauai Mayor Bryan Baptiste and the County Council both opposed the initiative, and the county attorney brought it to court by suing the mayor, the Council and the county's finance director. [read post]
9 Aug 2007, 7:54 pm
" The county argued, and the court accepted, that by "counties" the constitution means "county councils" or "county governments. [read post]
9 Aug 2007, 6:02 pm
Voters responding to exponential increases in property taxes overwhelmingly supported the measure in 2004.Full article.Pacific Business News: High court rules voters can't change taxes:"Thus, because the charter amendment usurps the county government's/county council's 'functions, powers and duties relating to the taxation of real property,' we hold that the charter amendment is unconstitutional" under the Constitution, Justices Ronald… [read post]
8 Aug 2007, 9:49 am
The Kaua'i county attorney sued the mayor, the finance director and the County Council. [read post]
8 Aug 2007, 1:18 am
Baptiste (or, as it should now be called Kauai County Council v. [read post]
14 Jul 2007, 1:22 pm
The County Council in May passed an ordinance prohibiting development of any retail or wholesale establishment bigger than 75,000 square feet. [read post]
21 Jun 2007, 3:53 pm
"And (the council) is sworn to uphold the law. [read post]
29 May 2007, 1:53 am
"Kauai passes ban on big-box stores" from the Honolulu Advertiser reports on the Kauai County Council's ordinance prohibiting wholesale or retail establishments in excess of 75,000 square feet. [read post]
28 May 2007, 11:52 pm
The Garden Island reports that the Kauai County Council has passed a resolution purportedly designed to prevent the planting of "artificial" vegetation to expand private property onto the public beach:The Kaua‘i County Council wants to halt the practice of beachfront owners to artificially expand their properties seaward with vegetation,Through a resolution, five of seven council… [read post]
18 Feb 2007, 3:39 pm
The Advertiser's Jerry Burris writes Echoes of California's Prop. 13 in Kauai tax case with thoughts about the County of Kauai ex rel. [read post]
6 Feb 2007, 8:00 am
The County Attorney argues that the term "the counties" means exclusively "county councils," and thus the people of Kauai had no authority to amend their Charter. [read post]
25 Jan 2007, 12:01 pm
County of Kauai v. [read post]
27 Oct 2006, 7:53 pm
Hawaii Constitution: By delegating real property tax power to "the counties," did the people of Hawaii in article VIII, section 3 of the Hawaii Constitution grant the power only to county councils, to the exclusion of the people of the counties acting in accordance with their charter? [read post]
