Wayland Lum Construction, Inc. v. Kaneshige

Opinion of the Court by

RAMIL, J.

Claimant-appellant Wayland Lum Construction, Inc. (“Claimant”) appeals from the circuit court’s order denying his motion to confirm an arbitration award. On appeal, Claimant contends that: (1) the arbitrator exceeded the scope of his authority by amending his original award; and (2) the circuit court erred in concluding that the original award was not final and in confirming the amended award. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the circuit court’s order.

I. BACKGROUND

In May 1995, respondents-appellees Melvin Kaneshige and Nancy Pace (collectively,…