The Supreme Court has denied the petition for a writ of certiorari in the matter of UFO Chuting v. Thielen. This relates to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding the State of Hawaii's five month ban on parasailing off the coast of Lahaina and the impact it had on federal coastwise license holders. Because of the denial, Hawaii's ban on parasailing off the coast of Lahaina remains in force and effect.
My colleagues, Robert Thomas and Christi-Anne Kudo Chock, and I filed an amicus brief on behalf of Hawaii's Ocean Tourism Coalition in support of the Petition for a Writ of Certiorari that UFO Chuting filed in the case of UFO Chuting, Inc. v. Smith. My original post is here. The Ninth Circuit opinion is here. My post on UFO's Petition is here. And, the cert petition itself is here.
The State of Hawaii's Brief in Opposition is here.
The Solicitor General's office filed its Brief in Opposition is here.
UFO's Reply to the Solicitor General's brief is here.
UFO's Reply to the State of Hawaii's brief is here.
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