On 12 Sept 2025, the Hawai’i Supreme Court issued its decision in Hilo Bay Marina, LLC and Keaukaha Ministry LLC, v. State of Hawai’i; Board of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawai’i. The state had imposed a deed restriction that if a landowner did not use the land for “church purposes only,” it would revert to the state. The court found that was state action advancing religion which is not allowed under the state Constitution. It also involved the state in religious business because the state would have to monitor the “church purpose only” clause. The state Supreme Court said they did not have to follow the U.S. Supreme Court (Cult) since it’s their state constitution and it has stronger protections.
Besides, the U.S. Supreme Court is wrong.
The concurring opinion by three judges was a barn burner. “Religious liberty, secular government, and social harmony depend on an unbreakable barrier between religion and state. A wall.” … “Foundational to American constitutionalism, the wall that separates church and state stands tall, wide, and invincible.” Packing my bags to move to Hawai’i now!
