Ray v. KAPIOLANI MEDICAL SPECIALISTS

Opinion of the Court by

NAKAYAMA, J.

This appeal stems from an incident where Alyssa Ray (“Alyssa”), who has lupus, received treatment from Dr. Kara Yamamoto (“Di\ Yamamoto”), an employee of Kapi'olani Medical Specialists (“KMS”). Michael and Debbie Ray brought this action in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (circuit court) against KMS for negligent treatment and failure to obtain informed consent. The juiy found that Dr. Yamamoto’s treatment of Alyssa was negligent, but that it was not a legal cause of Alyssa’s injuries. The jury also found that Dr. Yamamoto failed to properly inform the…