NO. 21537
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII
JONETTE A. HANAWAHINE, individually,
and as Special Administratrix of the Estate of
LEE ANN ALOHA HANAWAHINE, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee
COUNTY OF HAWAII, JOHN DOES 1-10; JANE DOES 1-10;
DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-10; DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10;
ROE "NON-PROFIT" CORPORATIONS 1-10; and ROE
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES 1-10, Defendants
Upon careful review of the record and the briefs submitted by the parties and having given due consideration to the arguments advanced and the issues raised by the parties, we hold that the third circuit court's findings of fact were not clearly erroneous, and its conclusions of law were not wrong. As a result of our holding, the cross-appeal by Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant State of Hawaii is moot. Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the April 9, 1998 judgment of the third circuit court, from which the appeal is taken, is affirmed.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, July 27, 2000.
On the briefs:
Roy K. S. Chang and
Harvey M. Demetrakopoulos
(Shim and Chang) for
plaintiff-appellant/cross-
appellee.
Marie C. Laderta and
Thomas R. Keller, Deputy
Attorneys General,
State of Hawaii, for
defendant-appellee/cross-
appellant.