National Labor Relations Board v. Big Bear Supermarkets 3 and Its Alter Ego Richard Holmes

We here review in No. 78-1830 the constitutionality of Hawaiis statutory procedures for the involuntary commitment of mental patients. The district court in a four part opinion held four provisions of the statute unconstitutional. It ruled correctly that the present statute unconstitutionally permits commitment of a person dangerous to any property, and that the statute unconstitutionally fails to require a showing of imminent danger before commitment.