Hawaiian Trust Co., Ltd. v. Cowan

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

TANAKA, J.

In this action, plaintiff Hawaiian Trust Company, Limited (HTCL), the landlord, sought summary possession of certain premises and judgment for unpaid lease rents and other charges. Defendants Ben Gromet (Gromet) and Jerry P. Beam (Beam) appeal from the judgment in HTCL’s favor. HTCL cross-appeals on the ground that the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees is inadequate. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The dispositive issues on appeal are (1) whether the record on appeal is adequate for this court to review the trial court’s findings of fact, and (2)…