Castro v. Administrative Director of the Courts

40 P.3d 865 (2002)

97 Hawai'i 463

Joseph P. CASTRO, Respondent/Petitioner-Appellee,

v.

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF The COURTS, State of Hawai`i, Petitioner/Respondent-Appellant.

No. 23232.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

January 28, 2002.

Reconsideration Denied February 19, 2002.

As Amended March 1, 2002.

Girard D. Lau, Deputy Attorney General, State of Hawai`i, for petitioner/respondent-appellant.

Roland Nip, Honolulu, for respondent/petitioner-appellee.

MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, and ACOBA, JJ.; with RAMIL, J., Concurring Separately; and Nakayama, J., Concurring Separately and Dissenting.

Opinion of the Court by…