MORITA v. GORAK

SCAP-16-0000686.

453 P.3d 205 (2019)

Hermina M. MORITA, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas GORAK and State of Hawai`i, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

November 18, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Bronstein , Lihue, for appellant.

Deirdre Marie-Iha , Honolulu, for appellee.

NAKAYAMA, McKENNA, POLLACK, AND WILSON, JJ., WITH RECKTENWALD, C.J., DISSENTING.


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