Skip to main content
· 7/11/1996

Application of Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc.

Citations

  • 918 P.2d 561
  • 81 Haw. 459

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • discussing that an agency “may not have had sufficient experience with a particular problem to warrant rigidifying its tentative judgment into a hard and fast rule”
  • noting that “the [Public Utilities Commission’s] rules provide a mechanism for paHies to participate in contested case proceedings” and the Public Utilities Commission “did not preclude anyone from becoming a party to the contested case proceeding” (citation omitted
  • noting that “the [Public Utilities Commission’s] rules provide a mechanism for paHies to participate in contested case proceedings” and the Public Utilities Commission “did not preclude anyone from becoming a party to the contested case proceeding” (citation omitted)
  • appeal from PUC order granting utility's application to commit funds for construction of high-voltage overhead transmission lines
  • appeal from PUC order granting utility's application to commit funds for construction of high-voltage overhead transmission lines
  • court rejects argument that particular matter should have been addressed by rule making, on the ground, among other things, that the appellants failed to petition for the adoption of such a rule as required by statute

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Moon, Klein, Levinson, Ramil, Huddy, Nakayama

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.