FILED FOR PUBLICATION DEC 19 2007 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS CATHY A. CATTERSON, CLERK U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

VIRGIL E. DAY; MEL No. 06-16625 HOOMANAWANUI; JOSIAH L. HOOHULI; PATRICK L. D.C. No. CV-05-00649-SOM KAHAWAIOLAA; SAMUEL L. District of Hawaii, KEALOHA, JR., Honolulu

Plaintiffs - Appellants, ORDER

v.

HAUNANI APOLIONA, individually and in her official capacity as Chairperson and Trustee of the Office of Hawaiian affairs; ROWENA AKANA; DANTE CARPENTER; DONALD CATALUNA; LINDA KEAWE’EHU DELA CRUZ; COLETTE Y. PI’IPI MACHADO; BOYD P. MOSSMAN; OSWALD K. STENDER; JOHN D. WAIHEE, IV, Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs of the State of Hawaii, sued in their official capacities for declaratory and prospective injunctive relief; sued in individual capacities for damages; CLAYTON HEE; CHARLES OTA, Former Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs of the State of Hawaii, sued in their individual capacities for damages,

Defendants - Appellees. Before: THOMPSON, BERZON, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

The opinion is amended to remove the words “sua sponte” on page six of the

slip opinion (page 9431).

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