Hill v. Inouye

Opinion of the Court by

RAMIL, J.

Plaintiff-Appellant Frances L. Hill appeals from the family court’s order, dated December 8, 1997, dissolving the temporary restraining order (TRO) for protection from Defendant-Appellee Kerry K. Inouye and denying Hill’s motion for a permanent protective order. Hill argues that the family court incorrectly applied Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 586-4 (Supp.1997), which requires a showing of recent acts of abuse. Hill, instead, argues that the family court should have applied HRS § 586-3 (Supp. 1997),' which does not require a showing of recent acts of abuse.…