Bocalbos v. Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

We hold in this appeal 1 from the March 14, 1997 “Second Amended Order and Decision” of the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (the Board) by Claimant-Appellant Mila Bocalbos (Bocalbos) that Bocal-bos was entitled to medical care, services, and supplies as “the nature of [her] injury require[d]” pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 386-21 (1985). Accordingly, while we respect the Board’s extensive efforts to resolve her claim, we conclude the Board’s denial of coverage for orthodontic 2 , orthopedic, 3 and prosthodontie 4 treatments claimed by…