Event will commemorate Mink’s career
The late Patsy T. Mink’s career will be highlighted in a presentation from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Judiciary History Center, 417 S. King St.
The Hawaii State Bar Association Civic Education Committee and the King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center will present "The Life and Legacy of Patsy Takemoto Mink."
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Mink’s election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Mink was the first female minority elected to Congress. She also was one of the first Asian-American female attorneys in Hawaii.
President Barack Obama on Monday posthumously awarded her the Medal of Freedom.
The presentation will include a screening of the documentary "Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority" and a question-and-answer session with Mink’s daughter, Wendy.
There also will be remarks by Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice Sabrina S. McKenna.
Agency illegally halted project, high court rules
KAILUA-KONA » The state Supreme Court has ruled the state Land Use Commission didn’t follow the law when it took action that stopped work on a Hawaii island development project.
West Hawaii Today reported Thursday the court affirmed a lower court ruling that the commission overstepped its bounds when it reverted land under a South Kohala development from urban land classification to agricultural.
DW Aina Lea and Bridge Aina Lea sued the commission for more than $35 million in 2011.
Bridge Aina Lea attorney Bruce Voss says the Supreme Court ruling lifts the five-year cloud that had been hanging over the property.
However, the Supreme Court disagrees with the lower court’s ruling that the commission violated the developers’ constitutional rights.
Hawaii County lawmakers to be sworn in
Officials on Hawaii island will hold inaugural ceremonies for incoming members of the Hawaii County Council.
The ceremonies will be held Monday at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo.
The Honorable Judge Ronald Ibarra will administer the oath of office to new Council members.
Mayor Billy Kenoi will be the keynote speaker, and Sherry Bracken of Hawaii Public Radio will be the emcee.
The public is invited to attend the event, which starts at noon.
