Arquero v. Hilton Hawaiian Village LLC

Opinion of the Court by

DUFFY, J.

Plaintiff-appellant Madonna P. Arquero appeals from the first circuit court’s February 22, 2001 final judgment in favor of Hilton Hawaiian Village LLC and Hilton Hotels Corporation [hereinafter collectively, Hilton]. 1 Based on the following, we vacate the circuit court’s final judgment and remand for further proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND

In March and April 1998, Madonna P. Arquero and German Rodas worked as waitstaff in Hilton’s Rainbow Lanai Restaurant. On March 29, 1998, Assistant Manager Zai-ton Short (Assistant Manager Short) passed by the restaurant’s open…