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FURUKAWA v. HONOLULU ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

No. 18735.

936 P.2d 643 (1997)

85 Hawai`i 7

George H. FURUKAWA, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. HONOLULU ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, and John Does 1 to 10, and Jane Does 1 to 10, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

Reconsideration Denied May 6, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clayton C. Ikei and April Wilson-South, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lynne T. Toyofuku (Barbara A. Petrus with her on the briefs), Honolulu, for defendant-appellee.

Richard M. Rand, Honolulu, for amicus curiae Hawai`i Chamber of Commerce.

John Ishihara, Honolulu, for amicus curiae Hawai`i Civil Rights Commission.

Elizabeth Jubin Fujiwara, Honolulu, for amicus curiae National Employment Lawyers Association.

Before MOON, C.J., and KLEIN, LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA and RAMIL, JJ.

KLEIN, Justice.

In this employment discrimination lawsuit alleging violation of Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 378-2(1) (Supp.1996)1 and HRS Chapter 368, Plaintiff-Appellant George Furukawa appeals the granting of Defendant-Appellant Honolulu Zoological Society's (Society) motion for a directed verdict. The Society cross-appeals the trial court's denial of its motion for attorneys' fees. Because we hold that the trial court erred...

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