NING LILLY & JONES
MICHAEL A. LILLY #1681
707 Richards Street, Suite 700
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Telephone: (808) 528-1100; Facsimile: (808) 531-2415
Email: Michael@nljlaw.com
JUDICIAL WATCH, INC
ROBERT D. POPPER pro hac vice
LAUREN M. BURKE pro hac vice
CHRIS FEDELI pro hac vice
425 Third Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
Telephone: (202) 646-5172; Facsimile: (202) 646-5199
Email: rpopper@judicialwatch.org; Email: lburke@judicialwatch.org
Email: cfedeli@judicialwatch.org
LAW OFFICE OF H. CHRISTOPHER COATES
H. CHRISTOPHER COATES pro hac vice
934 Compass Point
Charleston, South Carolina 29412
Telephone: (843) 609-080
Email: curriecoates@gmail.com
Attorneys for Plaintiffs KELI’I AKINA, KEALII MAKEKAU, JOSEPH KENT,
YOSHIMASA SEAN MITSUI, PEDRO KANA’E GAPERO,
and MELISSA LEINA’ALA MONIZ
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII
KELI’I AKINA, KEALII MAKEKAU,
JOSEPH KENT, YOSHIMASA SEAN
MITSUI, PEDRO KANA’E GAPERO,
and MELISSA LEINA’ALA MONIZ,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
CIVIL NO: 15-00322 BMK
MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION; MEMORANDUM IN
SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION;
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THE STATE OF HAWAII;
GOVERNOR DAVID Y. IGE, in his
official capacity; ROBERT K. LINDSEY
JR., Chairperson, Board of Trustees,
Office of Hawaiian Affairs, in his official
capacity; COLETTE Y. MACHADO,
PETER APO, HAUNANI APOLIONA,
ROWENA M.N. AKANA, JOHN D.
WAIHE’E IV, CARMEN HULU
LINDSEY, DAN AHUNA,
LEINA’ALA AHU ISA, Trustees, Office
of Hawaiian Affairs, in their official
capacities; KAMANA’OPONO
CRABBE, Chief Executive Officer,
Office of Hawaiian Affairs, in his official
Capacity; JOHN D. WAIHE’E III,
Chairman, Native Hawaiian Roll
Commission, in his official
Capacity; NĀ’ĀLEHU ANTHONY, LEI
KIHOI, ROBIN DANNER,
MĀHEALANI WENDT,
Commissioners, Native Hawaiian Roll
Commission, in their official capacities;
CLYDE W. NĀMU’O, Executive
Director, Native Hawaiian Roll
Commission, in his official capacity;
THE AKAMAI FOUNDATION; and
THE NA’I AUPUNI FOUNDATION;
and DOE DEFENDANTS 1-50,
Defendants.
DECLARATION OF KEALII
MAKEKAU; DECLARATION OF
YOSHIMASA SEAN MITSUI;
DECLARATION OF PEDRO KANA’E
GAPERO; DECLARATION OF
MELISSA LEINA’ALA MONIZ;
DECLARATION OF JOSEPH
WILLIAM KENT; EXHIBIT “1”;
DECLARATION OF DR. KELI’I
AKINA; EXHIBITS “A” – “I”;
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
PURSUANT TO L.R. 7.5(b)
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MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
Plaintiffs KELI’I AKINA, KEALII MAKEKAU, JOSEPH KENT,
YOSHIMASA SEAN MITSUI, PEDRO KANA’E GAPERO, and MELISSA
LEINA’ALA MONIZ (“Plaintiffs”), by their attorneys, respectfully move this
Court for a Preliminary Injunction. Specifically, Plaintiffs seek the preliminary
relief of an Order preventing Defendant’s from undertaking certain voter
registration activities and from calling or holding racially-exclusive elections for
Native Hawaiians, as explained in Plaintiffs’ Complaint. See Doc. No. 1, p. 32,
Prayer for Relief.
This Motion is made pursuant to Local Rule 10.2(g) and Fed. R. Civ. Pro.
65, and is based upon the following memorandum in support, the declarations, and
exhibits attached thereto.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, August 28, 2015.
/s/ Michael A. Lilly
MICHAEL A. LILLY
ROBERT D. POPPER
LAUREN M. BURKE
CHRIS FEDELI
H. CHRISTOPHER COATES
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
KELI’I AKINA, KEALII MAKEKAU,
JOSEPH KENT, YOSHIMASA SEAN
MITSUI, PEDRO KANA’E GAPERO, and
MELISSA LEINA’ALA MONIZ
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