Hac v. University of Hawai'i

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

as to Parts I, II, III, VII, and VIII and Announcing the Judgment of the Court as to Parts IV, V, and VI.

We hold that the circuit court of the first circuit (the court)1 did not abuse its discretion in (1) denying a motion to compel discovery by Plaintiff-Appellant Anna Hae (Plaintiff) without prejudice and providing her an opportunity to tailor her discovery request or re-file her motion, and (2) granting the motion in limine of Defendants-Appellees University of Hawai'i, Paul Yuen, Shu Lin, Bha-rat Kinariwala, N. Thomas Gaarder, James Holm-Kennedy, Frank…