The high court issued its ruling last week after finding three of the four claims moot in part because the contracts in question have been awarded and their terms expired. The court ruled in favor of Matayoshi on the fourth claim.
Alaka’i Na Keiki filed the case after the DOE in 2005 rejected its bid on a contract to provide intensive instructional support service to eligible students.
Check out Justice Acoba’s entire 55-page opinion here.
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