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NAKAHIRA v. STATE

No. 13667.

799 P.2d 959 (1990)

George H. NAKAHIRA and Amy S. Nakahira, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE of Hawaii, Defendant-Appellee, and Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., a Texas corporation; David C. Wallace; John Does 1-10; Jane Does 1-10; Doe Partnerships 1-10; Doe Corporations 1-10; Roe "Non-Profit" Corporations 1-10 and Roe Governmental Entities 1-10, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

October 25, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry N. Kitamura (Roy K.S. Chang, with him on the brief, of Shim, Tam, Kirimitsu, Kitamura & Chang, Honolulu, for plaintiffs-appellants.

James W. Laseter, Deputy Atty. Gen. (Laurence K. Lau, with him on the brief), Honolulu, for defendant-appellee.

Before LUM, C.J., and PADGETT, HAYASHI and WAKATSUKI, JJ., and TANAKA, Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge, in place of MOON, J., disqualified.

WAKATSUKI, Justice.

While on National Guard duty, George Nakahira was injured by a helicopter which went out of control on the ground. The helicopter was being "run-up" for maintenance purposes by David Wallace, a fellow National Guardsman, at the time of the accident. The Hawaii Army National Guard is an agency of the State of Hawaii under the command of the State Adjutant General.

Nakahira filed suit against several defendants. As against the State, Nakahira...

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