NO. 24780


IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I



JYOTSNA BHAKTA, Individually and as Personal Representative
of the Estate of MITESH BHAKTA, Deceased; NIKHIL BHAKTA,
a minor, by his Next Friend, CANDACE TURNER; DEWAL SHAH,
Individually and as Personal Representative of the
Estate of MEGHAL SHAH, Deceased; DAXA BHAKTA, Individually
and as Personal Representative of the Estate of
BHUPENDRA BHAKTA, Deceased; CATHY M. ARENDS, Individually
and as Personal Representative of the Estate of
DONALD ARENDS, Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants,


vs.


COUNTY OF MAUI, STATE OF HAWAI`I,
Defendants-Appellees,


and


JOHN DOES 1-5, JOHN DOE CORPORATIONS 1-5, JOHN DOE
PARTNERSHIPS 1-5, ROE NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS 1-5,
and ROE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES 1-5, Defendants.


ORDER AMENDING THE OPINION OF THE COURT,
FILED DECEMBER 13, 2005
(By: Levinson, J., for the court (1))

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the last sentence of section III.B.1. on page 24 of this court's opinion, filed in the above-captioned matter on December 13, 2005, is amended as follows (deleted language is bracketed and stricken; new language is underscored):

[Assuming this court agrees,] Consequently, the validity of COL No. 101 need not be addressed inasmuch as it was rendered on the assumption that Act 190 is an affirmative defense.

The Clerk of the Court is directed to incorporate the foregoing changes in the original opinion and take all necessary steps to notify the publishing agencies of these changes.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, December 30, 2005.





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No. 24780     Bhakta v. County of Maui -- Order Amending
                            the Opinion of the Court, filed December 13, 2005



1.      Considered by: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.