Keanini v. Akiba

KIRIMITSU, Judge.

In this unemployment benefits dispute, claimant-appellant Larry K. Keanini, Sr. (Claimant) appeals from the Second Circuit Court’s February 10, 1995 judgment, which denied Claimant unemployment benefits on the basis that Claimant voluntarily left his employment without good cause. Claimant argues that: (1) the decision disqualifying Claimant improperly narrows the protective coverage of Hawaii’s unemployment laws; and (2) the decision is affected by an error of law regarding penalties for drivers of uninsured vehicles. We conclude that the appeals officer of the Department of…