Hawaii Government Employees Ass'n, AFSCME Local 152 v. Lingle

Opinion of the Court by

NAKAYAMA, J.

Defendant-Appellant, Linda Lingle (“Lin-gle”), as Governor of the State of Hawai'i, appeals from the Circuit Court of the First Circuit’s1 (“circuit court’s”) July 28, 2009 final judgment and findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee, Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO (“HGEA”). On appeal, Lingle presents the following points of error: (1) “the circuit court erred when it acted without jurisdiction and ruled on whether the furlough plan complied with Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 89-9(d)…