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KAIAMA v. AIG HAWAI`I INS. CO., INC.

No. 16055.

930 P.2d 1352 (1997)

84 Hawai`i 133

Sonia KAIAMA, Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Jessica Pinto, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AIG HAWAI`I INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., a Hawai`i corporation, Defendant-Appellant, and John Does 1-10, John Doe Partnerships 1-10, John Doe Corporations 1-10, and John Doe Government Entities 1-10, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

January 29, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Cregor, on the briefs, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant AIG Hawai`i Insurance Company.

Jan K. Apo, Michael K. Tateishi, Steve Noufer and Benjamin A. Pittenger (of Tateishi & Apo), on the briefs, Wailuku, for plaintiff-appellee Sonia Kaiama.

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

MOON, Chief Justice.

Two-year old Jessica Pinto (Jessica) was killed in a single-vehicle accident while a passenger in a vehicle owned and operated by her grandfather, Roy Kaiama. Sonia Kaiama (Kaiama), Jessica's mother and special administrator of Jessica's estate, made a claim for underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits under a policy issued to Roy Kaiama by defendant-appellant AIG Hawai`i Insurance Company, Inc. (AIG). AIG denied UIM coverage on the ground that the...

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