PELE DEFENSE FUND v. PUNA GEOTHERMAL

No. 14197.

797 P.2d 69 (1990)

PELE DEFENSE FUND, a Hawaii non-profit corporation, Moanikeala Akaka, Trustee, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Alice Medeiros, Citizens for Responsible Energy Development with Aloha Aina (CREDAA), Wa'a Wa'a Community Association, Bonnie Bator, Steve Philips, Gregory Pommerenk, Deborah Pommerenk, Patrice Monfreda, Robert Petricci, Randall Lee, Delan Perry, Jennifer Perry, Margaret McGuire, David Zeissler, Duane Hanson, Aurora Martinovitch, Jim Blakey, William Reich, Russell Ruderman, Andy Sarhanis, and Ron Fujiyoshi, Appellants, v. PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE, Respondent.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii.

September 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Luebben, pro hac vice, Albuquerque (Anthony L. Ranken with him on the briefs; Anthony L. Ranken, Wailuku, of counsel), for appellants.

Frederick Giannini, Deputy Corp. Counsel, County of Hawaii, Hilo, for Hawaii County Planning Com'n.

Gerald A. Sumida (Stanley D. Suyat and Gilbert S. Coloma-Agaran with him on the brief; Carlsmith, Wichman, Case, Mukai and Ichiki, of counsel), Honolulu, for Puna Geothermal Venture.

Before BURNS, C.J., and HEEN and TANAKA, JJ.


HEEN, Judge.

Appellants Pele Defense Fund, Robert Petricci, Steve Philips, Gregory Pommerenk, Deborah Pommerenk, Delan Perry, and Jennifer Perry (Appellants)1 appeal from the Hawaii County Planning Commission's (Commission) award of a geothermal resource permit (the permit) to Respondent Puna Geothermal Venture (Respondent) on October 3, 1989.2 We affirm.

After Respondent submitted an amended application...

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