Hi Kai Investment, Ltd. v. Aloha Futons Beds & Waterbeds, Inc.

RAMIL, Justice.

Plaintiffs-Appellants Hi Kai Investment, Ltd., and Marshall Realty, Ltd. (collectively Landlords), appeal from the judgments and orders entered on October 11, 1993, and January 4, 1994. 1 Defendant-Appellee Honolulu Book Shops (HBS) appeals from the default judgment entered on October 5, 1993, in its cross-claim against Defendant-Appellee Aloha Futons Beds & Waterbeds, Inc. (Aloha Futons). 2

This appeal raises the issue whether Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 666 precludes a landlord, who exercises his option to regain possession of his premises under the statute, from…