Maui Lawmaker Asks Supreme Court to Ditch Clean Water Act Case

Oct. 10, 2019, 1:48 PM UTC

A top lawmaker in Maui County is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to scrap a significant Clean Water Act case less than a month before the justices are set to hear oral arguments.

In an Oct. 9 letter to the court, Maui County Council Chairwoman Kelly T. King explained that local lawmakers on Sept. 20 voted to settle the case and are now feuding with Maui Mayor Michael Victorino and a team of lawyers over finalizing the deal.

“They have now adopted the unsubstantiated position that the County Council does not have the authority to settle ...

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