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Posted: Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 9:08 AM HST
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Court refuses to shut down Halloween in Lahaina
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WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — A state appeals court has refused to shut down Halloween festivities in Lahaina.
The Maui News says the Intermediate Court of Appeals has denied a motion by a Kula man to cancel the festivities. Richard Dancil had asked that Wednesday's Halloween activities be canceled until an appeal of a 2011 case against the event was heard.
Dancil filed the motion last week against Maui County Mayor Alan Arakawa, several of his departments and the Lahaina TownAction Committee — all of which are assisting or organizing the Halloween events.
Dancil and Native Hawaiian organization Na Makua O'Maui filed a lawsuit last year alleging that staging a large, drunken street party in Lahaina constituted a violation of Native Hawaiian rights. The lawsuit says Lahaina is a culturally sacred site.
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