LABORERS' TRUST FUNDS v. MAUI PRINCE HOTEL

Nos. 18266 to 18269.

918 P.2d 1143 (1996)

81 Hawai`i 487

HAWAI`I LABORERS' TRUST FUNDS, (Health & Welfare Trust Fund by James L. Tom, Lito Alcantra, John Murchison, Harry Ushijima, Mel Cremer, Larry Cadiz, Manuel Oliveira, and Benjamin Saguibo; Pension Trust Fund by Richard Hirano, Charles Miyata, Ernie Bello, Randall Ching, Wilton Ching, Kathy Yoshikami, Robert Sueda, Norman Janicki, Jr., Larry Cadiz, Mel Cremer, Norman Janicki, Sr., Benjamin Saguibo, Marilyn Tanaka, and Larry Sadaba; Training Trust Fund by Stanley Wada, Gilbert Ho, Richard Honjiyo, John Murchison, Manuel Oliveira, Alvis McCann, Benjamin Saguibo, and Ryan Tohara; Vacation & Holiday Trust Fund by Robert Sueda, Tamateru Kodama, Leonard Song, Salvador Ambrocio, Ismael Solis and Mitchell Kalilimoku; Annuity Trust Fund by Richard Honjiyo, Walter Arakaki, Tamateru Kodama, Robert Sueda, Salvador Ambrocio, Rick Pagatpatan, Mitchell Kalilimoku, and Clayton Saguibo), Lienors-Appellants, v. MAUI PRINCE HOTEL, a Hawai`i corporation, and Makena Resort Corp., formerly known as Seibu Hawai`i, Inc., a Hawai`i corporation, Owner/Developer-Appellees; and Greenscape, Ltd., a California corporation, Contractor-Appellee; and Hunnicutt International, Inc., a Hawai`i corporation, Contractor-Appellee. HAWAI`I LABORERS' TRUST FUNDS, (Health & Welfare Trust Fund by James L. Tom, Lito Alcantra, John Murchison, Harry Ushijima, Mel Cremer, Larry Cadiz, Manuel Oliveira, and Benjamin Saguibo; Pension Trust Fund by Richard Hirano, Charles Miyata, Ernie Bello, Randall Ching, Wilton Ching, Kathy Yoshikami, Robert Sueda, Norman Janicki, Jr., Larry Cadiz, Mel Cremer, Norman Janicki, Sr., Benjamin Saguibo, Marilyn Tanaka, and Larry Sadaba; Training Trust Fund by Stanley Wada, Gilbert Ho, Richard Honjiyo, John Murchison, Manuel Oliveira, Alvis McCann, Benjamin Saguibo, and Ryan Tohara; Vacation & Holiday Trust Fund by Robert Sueda, Tamateru Kodama, Leonard Song, Salvador Ambrocio, Ismael Solis and Mitchell Kalilimoku; Annuity Trust Fund by Richard Honjiyo, Walter Arakaki, Tamateru Kodama, Robert Sueda, Salvador Ambrocio, Rick Pagatpatan, Mitchell Kalilimoku, and Clayton Saguibo), Lienors-Appellants, v. WAILEA RESORT COMPANY, LTD., a Hawai`i corporation, Owner-Appellee; and Greenscape, Ltd., a California corporation, Contractor-Appellee; and Hunnicutt International, Inc., a Hawai`i corporation, Contractor-Appellee. HAWAI`I LABORERS' TRUST FUNDS, (Health & Welfare Trust Fund by James L. Tom, Harry Ushijima, Lito Alcantra, John Murchison, Mel Cremer, Benjamin Saguibo, Manuel Oliveira, and Larry Cadiz; Pension Trust Fund by Richard Hirano, Stanley Wada, Ernie Bello, Randall Ching, Wilton Ching, Robert Sueda, Louanne Kam, Norman Janicki, Jr., Benjamin Saguibo, Mel Cremer, Norman Janicki, Sr., Larry Cadiz, Marilyn Tanaka, and Larry Sadaba; Training Trust Fund by Richard Honjiyo, Ryan Y. Wada, Gilbert Ho, John Murchison, Benjamin Saguibo, Alvis McCann, Manuel Oliveira, and Ryan Tohara; Vacation & Holiday Trust Fund by Tamateru Kodama, Robert Sueda, Leonard Song, Salvador Ambrocio, Benjamin Saguibo and Ismael Solis; Annuity Trust Fund by Walter Arakaki, Richard Honjiyo, Tamateru Kodama, Robert Sueda, Melvin Kalama, Salvador Ambrocio, Clayton Saguibo, and Rick Pagatpatan), Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WAILEA RESORT COMPANY, LTD., a Hawai`i corporation, Defendants-Appellees; and John Does, 1-10, Defendants. HAWAI`I LABORERS' TRUST FUNDS, (Health & Welfare Trust Fund by James L. Tom, Harry Ushijima, Lito Alcantra, John Murchison, Mel Cremer, Benjamin Saguibo, Manuel Oliveira, and Larry Cadiz; Pension Trust Fund by Richard Hirano, Stanley Wada, Ernie Bello, Randall Ching, Wilton Ching, Robert Sueda, Louanne Kam, Norman Janicki, Jr., Benjamin Saguibo, Mel Cremer, Norman Janicki, Sr., Larry Cadiz, Marilyn Tanaka, and Larry Sadaba; Training Trust Fund by Richard Honjiyo, Ryan Y. Wada, Gilbert Ho, John Murchison, Benjamin Saguibo, Alvis McCann, Manuel Oliveira, and Ryan Tohara; Vacation & Holiday Trust Fund by Tamateru Kodama, Robert Sueda, Leonard Song, Salvador Ambrocio, Benjamin Saguibo, and Ismael Solis; Annuity Trust Fund by Walter Arakaki, Richard Honjiyo, Tamateru Kodama, Robert Sueda, Melvin Kalama, Salvador Ambrocio, Clayton Saguibo, and Rick Pagatpatan), Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MAUI PRINCE HOTEL CORP., a Hawai`i corporation, and Makena Resort Corporation, a Hawai`i corporation, Defendants-Appellees; and John Does 1-10, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

June 18, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pablo P. Quiban (Reynaldo D. Graulty with him on the briefs of Graulty, Evangelista & Quiban), Honolulu, for lienors-appellants and plaintiffs-appellants Hawai`i Laborers' Trust Fund.

Susan Oki Mollway of Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright, on the briefs, Honolulu, for owner/developer-appellees Maui Prince Hotel and Makena Resort Corp., contractor-appellee Greenscape, Ltd., and defendants-appellees Wailea Resort Company, Ltd.

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


RAMIL, Justice.

We are called upon to determine whether the Hawai`i State Mechanic's and Materialman's Lien Law,1 in collecting delinquent trust fund contributions, is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).2 Specifically, we are faced with the question of whether Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 507-42 (1993)3 may be used to effectuate the...

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