ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE v. BODELL CONST.

SCCQ-22-0000658.

538 P.3d 1049 (2023)

ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, the Travelers Indemnity Company of America, the Phoenix Insurance Company, Travelers Property Casualty Company of America, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BODELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Sunstone Realty Partners X, LLC, Steadfast Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

November 14, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond E. Brown , ( Matt A. Tsukazaki , Honolulu, Tyler A. Tsukazaki , Lindsee B. Falcone on the briefs), for appellants.

Tred R. Eyerly , Honolulu, ( Casey T. Miyashiro , Jonathan N. Marchuk on the briefs), for appellee Bodell Construction Company.

Cid H. Inouye , Honolulu, ( Kelvin H. Kaneshiro , Katherine B. Hughes on the briefs), for appellee Sunstone Realty Partners X, LLC.

Alan Van Etten , Honolulu and Tristan S.D. Andres , for Amicus Curiae United Policyholders.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., McKENNA, AND EDDINS, JJ., CIRCUIT JUDGE TONAKI AND CIRCUIT JUDGE CATALDO, ASSIGNED BY REASON OF VACANCIES.


I.

The United States District Court for the District of Hawai`i certified two questions to this court. We accepted those questions per Hawai`i Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 13.

The federal court's order frames the issue: "[W]hether the State of Hawai`i authorizes the equitable reimbursement...

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