Onasai Tanuvasa v. City of Honolulu

*104OPINION OF THE COURT BY

PADGETT, J.

Appellants City and County of Honolulu and David Lam appeal from a judgment below awarding appellee $250,000 general damages against the City and County of Honolulu and $6,000 punitive damages against Officer Lam.

The lawsuit arose out of an incident occurring on the evening of January 3, 1975. Appellee and six friends were gathered in the Kalihi YMCA parking lot talking. Appellee and one other were in his car, the other five were gathered around it. According to the testimony, they were discussing a planned camping trip to take place later that evening. They…