Sentinel Insurance Co. v. First Insurance Co. of Hawai'i, Ltd.

MOON, Chief Justice.

In this action for declaratory relief, defendant-appellanVcross-appellee First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd. (First Insurance) appeals from the circuit court’s orders granting summary judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant Sentinel Insurance Company, Ltd. (Sentinel) wherein the court held that: (1) First Insurance breached its contractual duty to defend its insureds; and (2) because of such breach, coverage 1 under its policies was conclusively presumed to have existed, thereby precluding First Insurance from litigating whether it had a duty to…