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Keli'i Akina, et al v. State of Hawaii, et al

  1. August 29, 2016

    9th Circ. Nixes Challenge To Native Hawaiian Gov't Vote

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday tossed a bid by six Hawaii residents against the state government and others to block the potential establishment of a Native Hawaiian government, saying the cancellation of an election as part of the process and other developments rendered the appeal moot.

  2. May 18, 2016

    Native Hawaiian Gov't Vote Could Still Happen, Opponents Say

    Six individuals challenging a process to potentially establish a Native Hawaiian government told the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday that their suit is still viable, despite claims by the state of Hawaii and other defendants that the dissolution of the foundation behind the movement made the appeal moot.

  3. February 22, 2016

    Native Hawaiian Vote Challenge Lives On, 9th Circ. Told

    Six individuals challenging a process to potentially establish a Native Hawaiian government told the Ninth Circuit on Friday that their suit hadn't been rendered moot by the cancellation of a disputed election, arguing that another anticipated vote would unconstitutionally rely on the same race-based voter roll.

  4. February 17, 2016

    Feds Ask 9th Circ. To Toss Native Election Challenge

    The federal government has urged the Ninth Circuit to dismiss a challenge by six individuals seeking to block an election to potentially help establish a Native Hawaiian government, saying their suit has been rendered moot by the cancellation of the disputed election.

  5. January 07, 2016

    9th Circ. Asked To Block Native Hawaiian Convention Plans

    Six individuals challenging a push for Native Hawaiian self-governance asked the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to prevent the state and a nonprofit foundation from selecting delegates and holding a convention pending trial, after previously thwarting a Native Hawaiian election in December.

  6. December 23, 2015

    Cato, ACRU Tell 9th Circ. Hawaii Voting Can't Discriminate

    The libertarian Cato Institute and the American Civil Rights Union sought to weigh in with the Ninth Circuit Wednesday on a legal challenge to a controversial election to seat 40 delegates to discuss forming a Native Hawaiian government, which the groups say is unconstitutional.

  7. December 15, 2015

    Agency Aborts Native Hawaiian Election To Thwart Court Case

    A controversial election to seat 40 delegates to determine if and how a Native Hawaiian government may be forged was abruptly terminated Tuesday to circumvent legal challenges just as the Ninth Circuit granted the state of Hawaii's bid to expedite a court case trying to halt the election.

  8. December 07, 2015

    Hawaii Says High Court Injunction Threatens Native Election

    The state of Hawaii urged the Ninth Circuit on Saturday to expedite a challenge to an election of delegates to a Native Hawaiian convention after the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the counting of votes in the election, saying that any delay in counting the votes threatens to wreck the convention.

  9. November 20, 2015

    Native Hawaiian Election Can Go On, 9th Circ. Says

    The Ninth Circuit on Thursday denied a bid to halt an ongoing election that could ultimately establish a Native Hawaiian government, ruling that the challengers had failed to meet four criteria to justify their urgent request to block the counting of ballots.

  10. November 16, 2015

    Hawaii Is Behind Native Hawaiian Election, 9th Circ. Told

    Challengers to an ongoing election to potentially help establish a Native Hawaiian government again told the Ninth Circuit on Friday that links between the Native Hawaiian foundation running the election and state agencies made it an unconstitutional public action.

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