Cowan v. First Ins. Co. of Hawaii, Ltd.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

RICHARDSON, C.J.

Plaintiff-appellant Stuart M. Cowan and defendant-appellant First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd. appeal an order entered by the first circuit court of the State of Hawaii dismissing plaintiff’s complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants-appellees, Frank Cottle and Ardell Marina, Inc. We find that the circuit court erred in failing to find jurisdiction and vacate the order below.

Plaintiff-appellant Cowan (hereinafter plaintiff) is currently and at all times pertinent to this suit was a resident and citizen of the State of…