Figueroa v. State

*371OPINION OF THE COURT BY

OGATA, J.

Plaintiffs-appellees, cross-appellants, Michael Figueroa, Louis Figueroa and Shirley Pimentel (hereinafter appellees) instituted an action against the defendant-appellant, crossappellee, State of Hawaii (hereinafter appellant) to recover damages for an attempted suicide by appellee Michael Figueroa1 while he was at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility, also known as the Koolau Boys’ Home (hereinafter HYCF or Boys’ Home). After a bench trial,2 the court below found that the State was negligent in its supervision of Michael, had violated certain of his…