Savini v. University of Hawai'i

Opinion of the Court by

LEVINSON, J.

The defendant-appellant University of Hawaii (UH) appeals from the first circuit, court’s July 12, 2004 order, the Honorable Gary W.B. Chang presiding, denying UH’s April 7, 2004 motion (citing Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 662-4 (1993) and Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure (HRCP) Rule *46112(b) 1), to dismiss the June 5, 2001 first amended complaint of the plaintiffs-appellees Sosaiete L. and Bette Savini [hereinafter, “the Savinis”].

On appeal, UH asserts that the Savinis’ claim for relief is barred by HRS § 662-4 inasmuch as more than two years elapsed between…