Meng v. Hawaiian Trust Co.

Opinion of the Court by

DUFFY, J.

Defendant-appellant Pacific Century Trust (previously Hawaiian Trust Company) [hereinafter, the Trustee] appeals from the order denying its motion for partial summary judgment issued by the first circuit court, the Honorable R. Mark Browning presiding. This appeal involves the interpretation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) §§ 560:7-205 (1993)1 and 607-18 (1993)2 as to whether the Trustee’s fees were lawful. The Trustee contends that, pursuant to these statutes, its fees were lawful because the fees complied with the statutory fee schedule set forth in HRS §…