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This Petition centers on the interpretation of County ordinances. The well-worn rules of <br /> statutory interpretation apply with equal force to the interpretation of municipal ordinances. See <br /> Robert D. Ferris Trust Y. Planning Comm'n of Cnty. of Kauai, 138 Hawaii 307, 310, 378 P.3d <br /> 1023, 1026 (Ct. App. 2016) ("When interpreting county charters, municipal ordinances, and <br /> administrative rules,the general principles of statutory construction apply."); Foster Vill. Cmty. <br /> Ass'n v. Hess, 4 Haw.App. 463, 469, 667 P.2d 850, 854 (1983)("Courts apply the same rules of <br /> construction to municipal ordinances as they do to statutes[.]"). <br /> "The fundamental starting point of statutory interpretation is the language of the <br /> statute itself," and"where the statutory language is unambiguous, [the] duty is to <br /> give effect to its plain and obvious meaning." To effectuate a statute's plain <br /> language, its words"must 'be taken in their ordinary and familiar signification, <br /> and regard is to be had to their general and popular use."' <br /> Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Omiya, 142 Hawaii 439, 449, 420 P.3d 370, 380(2018)(internal <br /> citations omitted). Thus, "[i]f possible, legislative intent should be obtained primarily from the <br /> language of the statute, and the language must be read in the context of the entire statute and <br /> construed in a manner consistent with the purposes of the statutes." Foster Vill. Cmty. Ass'n,4 <br /> Haw.App. at 469, 667 P.2d at 854 (citation omitted). <br /> VIII. STATEMENT OF POSITION, AND POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. <br /> A. Dedication Requirements for the Mauka Haleki`i Extension, Makai Haleki`i <br /> Extension, and Connector Road. <br /> 1. Whether the express terms of Ordinoircc V0. 96-7 require the dedication <br /> of the Mauka Haleki'i Extension, Maker IIole Ai i i:A r,..nsion, or Connector <br /> Road? <br /> No. The word"dedicate"(or any variation thereof) appears nowhere in Ordinance No. <br /> 96-7. See Wells Fargo Bank, 142 Hawaii at 449, 420 P.3d at 380("`The fundamental starting <br /> point of statutory interpretation is the language of the statute itself,' and `where the statutory <br /> language is unambiguous,our duty is to give effect to its plain and obvious meaning.'"). Nor <br /> 4862-5574-8005.3.051730-00058 -16- <br /> 20 <br />