The Hawaii Supreme Court on Friday issued an order invalidating a proposed constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to create a surcharge on investment property and said that any votes on the Nov. 6 ballot won’t be counted and will have no impact.
The high court ruled one day after hearing oral arguments from attorneys representing the City and County of Honolulu and Maui, Kauai and Hawaii counties and the state of Hawaii on an extraordinary writ seeking pre-election relief filed by the…