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Matsukawa v. State of Hawaii 2011 Reapportionment Commission
Citation: Not availableDocket: SCPW-11-0000741
Court: Hawaii Supreme Court; January 3, 2012; Hawaii; State Supreme Court
Original Court Document: View Document
The Supreme Court of Hawai#i granted the petition for a writ of mandamus and judicial review filed by Michael J. Matsukawa, ruling that the 2011 Final Reapportionment Plan is constitutionally invalid. The court emphasized that the Hawai#i Constitution mandates that only permanent residents should be counted in the population base for reapportionment purposes. The 2011 plan improperly included non-permanent residents, which led to a flawed allocation of legislative representation. As a result, the court invalidated the 2011 plan and ordered the 2011 State of Hawai#i Reapportionment Commission to create a new plan that uses a permanent resident population base for legislative allocation, as specified in the constitution. The Chief Election Officer is instructed to rescind the publication of the invalidated plan. A detailed opinion will be issued subsequently.