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RODRIGUEZ v. NISHIKI

No. 7956.

653 P.2d 1145 (1982)

Cecilio RODRIGUEZ and Henry Kaaihue, aka "Cecilio and Kapono", et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Wayne NISHIKI, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

Reconsideration Denied November 26, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Williams, Randolph R. Slaton, Stanley K. Yamada, Jr., Honolulu (Chee, Lee, Oshiro & Williams, Honolulu, of counsel) for Wayne Nishiki.

Rick Reed, Honolulu, Individually and as Trustee in Dissolution for Valley Isle Publishers, Inc., for the motion.

Judith Ann Pavey, Honolulu, with him on the brief and David C. Schutter, Honolulu, a Law Corporation, of counsel, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Edward Y.N. Kim, Bruce B. Kim, Honolulu (Edward Y.N. Kim and Bruce B. Kim, Honolulu, of counsel), for defendants-appellants.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., LUM, NAKAMURA and HAYASHI, JJ., and MENOR, Retired Justice, Assigned Temporarily, in place of PADGETT, J., disqualified.

LUM, Justice.

Defendants-appellants appeal from the summary judgment entered in favor of plaintiffs-appellees, who brought this defamation action for statements made by appellants Wayne Nishiki and Rick Reed in the 1978 election campaign. From the evidence presented in the record, we find there are genuine issues of material fact. We accordingly reverse in part, affirm in part, and remand this case for trial.

I.

During the 1978 election campaign...

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