IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I
vs.
TANABE CORPORATION, a Japan corporation, TANAC CORPORATION,
a Hawaii corporation, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees
and
ICHIRO SAKAKURA, individually and as an officer and/or
agent of Tanabe Corporation and/or Tanac Corporation;
ROBERT M. KAYA BUILDERS, INC., and DOE DEFENDANTS 1-100,
Defendants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ROBERT M. KAYA BUILDERS, INC., Third-Party Plaintiff,
vs.
L. T. KUWASAKI, INC., TAJIRI LUMBER, LTD., AKAMAI
LANDSCAPING & MAINTENANCE, and JAYAR CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Third-Party Defendants
ORDER DENYING APPLICATION FOR
WRIT OF CERTIORARI
(By: Ramil, J., for the court (1))
The Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on April 23, 2002 by Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants Joseph A. Ryan and Helen B. Ryan is hereby denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, May 3, 2002.
Joseph A. Ryan and
Helen B. Ryan,
petitioners/plaintiffs-
appellants pro se,
on the writ
Jeffrey H.K. Sia,
Stephen G. Dyer, and
Gary S. Miyamoto, of
Ayabe, Chong, Nishimoto,
Sia & Nakamura for
Respondents/Defendants-
Appellees Tanabe
Corporation and Tanac
Corporation, in
opposition
1. Considered by: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, and Ramil, JJ., and Circuit Judge McKenna assigned on 12/13/99 in place of Klein, recused.