Tamashiro v. Department of Human Services

Opinion of the Court by

MOON, C. J.

This case arises from the alleged failure of defendants-appellants/cross-appellees Department of Human Services (DHS), State of Hawaii (the State), Lillian B. Koller, Joe Cordova, Dave Eveland, and Stephen Teeter 2 [hereinafter, collectively, the State defendants] to enforce Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) §§ 102-14 (Supp.2005) and 347-12.5 (1993), quoted infra, and the implementing regulation, Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) § 17-402-17, quoted infra, [hereinafter, collectively, the Hawaii Randolph-Sheppard Act (the Hawaii RSA) ] as against defendant City…