Leland GONSALVES, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant,
v.
NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION IN HAWAI`I, LTD.; and Infiniti Motor Sales, Inc., Defendant-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, and
John Does 1-10; Jane Does 1-10; Doe Corporations 2-10, Doe Partnerships 1-10; or Other Entities 1-10, Defendants.
Supreme Court of Hawai`i.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
November 27, 2002.
As Amended December 18, 2002.
Reconsideration Denied December 24, 2002.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Anna M. Elento-Sneed (Terry E. Thomason, and Joanne L. Grimes, Honolulu, with her on the briefs), of Carlsmith Ball LLP, for Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees Nissan Motor Corporation in Hawai`i, Ltd. and Infiniti Motor Sales, Inc.
Jerry M. Hiatt, Kamuela, for Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant Leland Gonsalves.
Paul T. Tsukiyama and Reid M. Yamashiro, Deputies Corporation Counsel, on the briefs, for Amicus Curiae City and County of Honolulu.
Kenneth B. Hipp and Sarah O. Wang, Honolulu, of Marr Hipp Jones & Pepper, on the briefs, for Amicus Curiae Hawai`i Employers Council.
Jared H. Jossem, Honolulu, and Lynne T. Toyofuku, of Jossem & Toyofuku, on the briefs, for Amicus Curiae Society of Human Resource Management.
Ted H.S. Hong, Hilo, Assistant Corporation Counsel, on the briefs, for Amicus Curiae County of Hawai`i.
Blaine J. Kobayashi, Deputy Corporation Counsel, on the briefs, for Amicus Curiae County of Maui.
James T. Leavitt, Jr., Honolulu, on the briefs, for Amicus Curiae Consumer Lawyers of Hawai`i.
David F. Simons and Matthew J. Viola, Honolulu, of Simons Wilson Viola, on the briefs, for Amicus Curiae Hawai`i Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association.
John Ishihara, Honolulu, on the briefs, for Amicus Curiae Hawai`i Civil Rights Commission.
Magali V. Sunderland, Honolulu, on the briefs, for Amicus Curiae Hawai`i Women Lawyers.
Daphne Barbee-Wooten, Honolulu, on the briefs, for Amicus Curiae United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, AND RAMIL, JJ., and ACOBA, J., Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part.
Supreme Court of Hawai`i.
Opinion of the Court by RAMIL, J.
I. INTRODUCTION
On appeal,1 Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees Nissan Motor Corporation in Hawai`i, Ltd. and Infiniti Motor Sales, Inc.2 (collectively, "Nissan") argue that the circuit court erred by denying Nissan's motion for summary judgment, two motions for judgment as a matter of law,3
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