Hung Wo Ching v. Hawaiian Restaurants, Ltd.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

ABE, J.

The plaintiffs, as lessors, and the defendant, as lessee, executed a lease of a parcel of land at the intersection of Kalakaua Avenue and Kapiolani Boulevard in Honolulu. The defendant operates a restaurant under the name of Coco’s on the premises.

The lease is for a term commencing July 1, 1960 and ending June 30, 1985 and provides for a monthly rental of $2,250 for the period ending June 30, 1965. The lease contains a rental provision calling for renewal negotiation every five years throughout the twenty-five year term. It also provides that when the parties are…