Hawaii Supreme Court October 6, 2016, SCWC-13-0003065 ('O Haleakalâ v. Board of Land & Natural Resources)

lead-opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

RECKTENWALD, C.J.

This case concerns a conservation district use permit for construction of the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) on the island of Maui, in an area at the summit of Haleakalá that was set aside for astronomical observatories in 1961. Haleakalá is a site of great cultural and spiritual importance to the Native Hawaiian community.