Morrison-Knudsen Co. v. Makahuena Corp.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

NAKAMURA, J.

Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. (Morrison-Knudsen or the contractor) sought a substantial modification of an arbitrator’s award favoring The Makahuena Corporation (Makahu ena or the owner-developer) pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 658. The Circuit Court of the First Circuit, however, confirmed the award with only a slight modification, and the contractor appeals. It asserts the circuit court erred in rejecting an offer of proof that purportedly would have demonstrated the arbitrator’s miscalculation of the damages sustained by the…