Hawaii Management Alliance Ass'n v. Insurance Commissioner

Opinion of the Court by

DUFFY, J.

Appellant-appellant Hawaii Management Alliance Association (HMAA) appeals from the February 4, 2002 judgment of the first circuit court, the Honorable Eden Elizabeth Hifo presiding, in which the circuit court affirmed the March 1, 2001 and March 22, 2001 orders of the Insurance Commissioner of the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (Commissioner). The Commissioner had ordered an award of attorneys’ fees and costs totaling $12,462.99 to be paid by HMAA to the attorneys representing appellee-appellee Kevin Baldado (Baldado); the…