LUC Set to Rule on Hoopili

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The state Land Use Commission is expected to rule in the Hoopili case today after hearing closing arguments from both sides. 

Decision making was delayed earlier this month after D.R. Horton asked commissioners to have more time to file a legal brief on whether the LUC had the constitutional authority to rule in the case.

(The LUC is deciding on whether to grant D.R. Horton’s application to reclassify 1,500 of ag land for urban use — a critical step in allowing the proposed 12,000 home development to move forward.)

Sen. Clayton Hee, and his attorney, Eric Seitz, argued throughout hearings that reclassifying the land violated the state constitution’s mandate to protect the state’s important ag lands. 

Stay tuned at for the latest developments. 

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