Legal Opinion
Kapuwai v. City & County of Honolulu, Department of Parks & Recreation
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Decided December 8, 2008No. 27915PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
NAKAMURA, J.
In this workers’ compensation case, Claimant-Appellant Darrell N. Kapuwai (Kapuwai) sustained a work-related injury to his right great toe, a body part covered by the schedule of awards for permanent partial disability (PPD) set forth in Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 386-32(a) (Supp.2007). The injury affected Kapuwai’s ability to walk and interfered with his daily living activities. The Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (LIRAB) awarded PPD benefits to Kapuwai based on the impairment of his whole person; it did not determine what the PPD award…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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