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Plaintiff has not shown any ownership interest in the subject property nor has he shown <br /> any injury which is sufficient to show that he has standing to bring this suit. Other than <br /> allegations of a general nature that he is the owner of the property, the evidence suggests <br /> otherwise, hence he cannot show that he has been directly and immediately affected. Mere <br /> statements that the plaintiff is adversely affected are not sufficient to show that he has a personal <br /> stake in the outcome of the suit. At a minimum, a plaintiff is required to assert that he has <br /> suffered a judicially-cognizable injury, that is a harm to some legally protected interest. Sierra <br /> Club, v. Department of Transportaion, 115 Hawaii 299, 167 P.3d 292 (2007). <br /> While a reading of the Complaint offers a general allegation of damage, without an <br /> ownership interest in the property, Plaintiff cannot show he has suffered a legally cognizable <br /> injury. As noted in the recent case of Sierra Club, it is critically important to look to the nature <br /> of the injury alleged in assessing whether the three prong test has been met. In other words, the <br /> theory of injury expressed by the plaintiff is relied upon to determine whether he has met his <br /> burden of establishing standing. In this case, the Plaintiff has not alleged any theory of injury <br /> which is cognizable by the courts of the State of Hawaii and as such Plaintiff's Complaint must <br /> be dismissed. <br /> C. The County Was Not Negligent. <br /> 1. Introduction. <br /> The only cause of action alleged against the County is founded on negligence. Elements <br /> of a cause of action founded on negligence are: (1) a duty or obligation, recognized by the law, <br /> requiring the defendant to conform to a certain standard of conduct, for the protection of others <br /> against unreasonable risks; (2) a failure on the defendant's part to conform to the standard <br /> required; a breach of the duty; (3) a reasonably close causal connection between the conduct <br /> 5 <br />