JOKIEL v. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII

NO. CAAP-19-0000479.

532 P.3d 796 (2023)

Survivors of Paul JOKIEL, Claimant-Appellee/Appellee/Cross-Appellee, v. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, State of Hawai`i, Employer-Appellant/Appellant, and FIRMS Claims Services, Insurance Carrier-Appellant/Appellant, and Special Compensation Fund, Appellee/Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai`i.

June 23, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On the briefs:

Li-Ann Yamashiro , Honolulu, Staci I. Teruya , Deputy Attorneys General, Department of the Attorney General, State of Hawai`i, for Appellee/Appellee/Cross-Appellant Special Compensation Fund, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.

Kenneth T. Goya , Steven L. Goto , Honolulu, for Employer-Appellant/Appellant University of Hawai`i and Insurance Carrier-Appellant/Appellant FiRMS Claims Services.

HIRAOKA, PRESIDING JUDGE, NAKASONE AND MCCULLEN, JJ.


This appeal involves a claim for dependents' death benefits under Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 386-41 (2015), part of the Hawai`i Workers' Compensation Law. In Survivors of Young v. Island Feeling, Inc., 109 Haw. 255,

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