No. 24-793

Sandwich Isles Communications, Inc. v. Hawaiian Telcom Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-01-24
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: bankruptcy-code congressional-act native-hawaiian-lands property-transfer rehabilitation-lands state-constitution
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Latest Conference: 2025-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can the Bankruptcy Code Preempt An Act of Congress Incorporated Into the State Constitution by transferring to a non-native Hawaiian company Petitioner's interest in Hawaiian Home Lands, lands designated by Congress to be used for the rehabilitation of native Hawaiians in perpetuity

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Can the Bankruptcy Code Preempt An Act of Congress Incorporated Into the State Constitution by transferring to a non-native Hawaiian company Petitioner's interest in Hawaiian Home Lands, lands designated by Congress to be used for the rehabilitation of native Hawaiians in perpetuity 2. Can the Bankruptcy Code Preempt An Act of Congress Incorporated Into the State Constitution by transferring to a non-native Hawaiian company the interests in Hawaiian Home Lands, held by native Hawaiian owned companies that owe nothing to the debtor in bankruptcy, lands which have been designated by Congress to be used for the rehabilitation of native Hawaiians in perpetuity

Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-02-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-28
Waiver of Hawaiian Telcom Inc.,, et al. of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-28
Waiver of right of respondent Hawaiian Telcom Inc., et al. to respond filed.
2025-01-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 24, 2025)

Attorneys

Hawaiian Telcom Inc.,, et al.
Bryan Michael KillianMorgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Respondent
Bryan Michael KillianMorgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Respondent
Sandwich Isles Communications, Inc.
Lex Richard SmithKobayashi, Sugita & Goda, Petitioner
Lex Richard SmithKobayashi, Sugita & Goda, Petitioner