NO. 25906

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I


In the Matter of

RONALD YAMANAKA, WAYNE R. KRUSE, and UNITED PUBLIC WORKERS, AFSCME, LOCAL 646, AFL-CIO, Petitioners-Appellants-Appellants

vs.

HAWAII PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND; HAWAII PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND BOARD OF TRUSTEES, In Their Official Capacity, Respondents-Appellees-Appellees


CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CIV. NO. 02-1-2981)

ORDER DENYING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
(By: Nakayama, J., for the court (1))

Petitioners-Appellants-Appellants' application for writ of certiorari filed on December 28, 2005, is hereby denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, January 9, 2006.


Herbert R. Takahashi and
Rebecca L. Covert for
petitioners-appellants-appellants
on the writ


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