In re Kuamoo

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: December 23, 2016
• Docket: SCWC-13-0001579
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-13-0001579 23-DEC-2016 11:09 AM

SCWC-13-0001579

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

IN THE MATTER OF

BERNARD KUAMOO, Petitioner/Complainant-Employee/Appellant-Appellant,

and

STATE OF HAWAI#I, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (2010-122), Respondent/Respondent-Employer/Appellee-Appellee,

STATE OF HAWAI#I, MERIT APPEALS BOARD, COLLEEN R. MEYER; VALERIE B. PACHECO; ALVIN M. YOSHIMORI (MAB CASE NO. 265), Respondents/Agency/Appellees-Appellees (CIVIL NO. 12-1-1624)

DENISE GABRIEL, Petitioner/Complainant-Employee/Appellant-Appellant,

STATE OF HAWAI#I, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (2010-123), Respondent/Respondent-Employer/Appellee-Appellee,

STATE OF HAWAI#I, MERIT APPEALS BOARD; COLLEEN R. MEYER; VALERIE B. PACHECO; ALVIN M. YOSHIMORI (MAB CASE NO. 266), Respondents/Agency/Appellees-Appellees (CIVIL NO. 12-1-1680) IN THE MATTER OF

ARASI MOSE, Petitioner/Complainant-Employee/Appellant-Appellant,

STATE OF HAWAI#I, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (2011-025), Respondent/Respondent-Employer/Appellee-Appellee,

STATE OF HAWAI#I, MERIT APPEALS BOARD; ALVIN M. YOSHIMORI; VALERIE B. PACHECO, JANICE T. KEMP (MAB CASE NO. 274), Respondents/Agency/Appellees-Appellees (CIVIL NO. 12-1-2269)

KELII LAU, Petitioner/Complainant-Employee/Appellant-Appellant,

STATE OF HAWAI#I, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (2011-022), Respondent/Respondent-Employer/Appellee-Appellee,

STATE OF HAWAI#I, MERIT APPEALS BOARD; ALVIN M. YOSHIMORI; VALERIE B. PACHECO; JANICE T. KEMP (MAB CASE NO. 275), Respondents/Agency/Appellees-Appellees (CIVIL NO. 12-1-2270)

FIAFIA SATARAKA, Petitioner/Complainant-Employee/Appellant-Appellant,

STATE OF HAWAI#I, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (2011-023), Respondent/Respondent-Employer/Appellee-Appellee,

2 and

STATE OF HAWAI#I, MERIT APPEALS BOARD; ALVIN M. YOSHIMORI; VALERIE B. PACHECO; JANICE T. KEMP (MAB CASE NO. 277), Respondents/Agency/Appellees-Appellees (CIVIL NO. 12-1-2271)

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-13-0001579)

ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioners/Complainants-Employees/Appellants- Appellants Bernard Kuamoo, Denise Gabriel, Arasi Mose, Kelii Lau

and Fiafia Sataraka’s application for writ of certiorari filed on

November 14, 2016, is hereby accepted and will be scheduled for

oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate

clerk regarding scheduling.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, December 23, 2016.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson