Tomita v. Hotel Service Center

Appeal is taken from the decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board’s (Appeals Board) findings that appellee’s claim was timely filed and compensable and that she was entitled to 10% permanent partial disability for the injuries she sustained.

The employer and insurance carrier have, in this appeal, raised one issue, and that is whether the appellee’s claim for workman’s compensation benefits was barred by the time limitation provision of HRS § 386-82. We hold that it was not.

The relevant facts are as follows: The appellee, Tina Tomita, was employed as a cocktail waitress at…