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AKU v. LEWIS

No. 4927.

477 P.2d 162 (1970)

Earle E. AKU, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Hal LEWIS, aka J. Akuhead Pupule, Jim Lathrop, and Pacific Broadcasting Co., Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

November 13, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D.N. Ingman, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellant.

James P. Conahan, Honolulu (Moore, Torkildson & Schulze, Honolulu, of counsel), for defendants-appellees.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and MARUMOTO, ABE, LEVINSON and KOBAYASHI, JJ.

KOBAYASHI, Justice.

This appeal by plaintiff, Earle E. Aku, comes from the trial court's entry of summary judgment under H.R.C.P. Rule 56 (c)1 upon motion by defendants, Hal Lewis, also known as J. Akuhead Pupule, Jim Lathrop and Pacific Broadcasting Co., Inc. (hereinafter referred to as KGMB).

The complaint alleged that defendants had maliciously published to its radio and television audience false and defamatory statements about...

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