The Hawaii Supreme Court is expected to rule on whether a constitutional amendment granting the Legislature the power to assess a “surcharge” on investment real property may be struck from the Nov. 6 ballot after hearing from attorneys for the state and for the counties, who argue the wording of the question is unclear and misleading.
Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald said the justices would take the matter under advisement following oral arguments in the extraordinary writ seeking pre-election…
