Estate of Klink Ex Rel. Klink v. State

Opinion of the Court by

LEVINSON, J.

The plaintiffs-appellants Hildegard T. Klink, individually, as special administratrix of the estate of Aloysius Klink (Klink), and as next of friend of Dania M. Klink, a minor, Michael Klink, Diana Klink-James, Julia A. Klink, and Alexander M. Klink [hereinafter, collectively, “the Appellants”] appeal from the October 7, 2002 amended judgment of the circuit court of the third circuit, the Honorable Riki May Amano presiding, in favor of the defendant-appellee State of Hawai1 i [hereinafter, the State] and against the Appellants.

The present matter concerns the…