Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
19-OCT-2018
03:11 PM
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU; COUNTY OF HAWAI#I;
COUNTY OF MAUI; COUNTY OF KAUA#I, Petitioners,
vs.
STATE OF HAWAI#I; SCOTT T. NAGO, in his capacity as
Chief Election Officer; RONALD D. KOUCHI, in his capacity as
President of the Hawai#i Senate; SCOTT K. SAIKI, in his
capacity as Speaker of the Hawai#i House, Respondents.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CIVIL NO. 18-1-1326-08)
ORDER DISMISSING RESPONDENTS RONALD D. KOUCHI AND
SCOTT K. SAIKI, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)
On October 11, 2018, respondents filed their answer to
the petition for extraordinary writ seeking pre-election relief
in which respondents argue, among other things, that Ronald D.
Kouchi, in his capacity as President of the Hawai#i Senate, and
Scott K. Saiki, in his capacity as Speaker of the Hawai#i House
of Representatives, should be dismissed from this original
proceeding. Upon consideration of this argument and the
representations made during the October 18, 2018 oral argument,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that respondents Ronald D. Kouchi,
in his capacity as President of the Hawai#i Senate, and Scott K.
Saiki, in his capacity as Speaker of the Hawai#i House of
Representatives are dismissed from this original proceeding.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, October 19, 2018.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
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