Legal Opinion
Komatsu v. Board of Trustees, Employees' Retirement System
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Decided August 22, 1984No. 9582; CIVIL NO. 75154PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
TANAKA, J.
The Board of Trustees of the Employees’ Retirement System, State of Hawaii (Board), appeals from the circuit court’s order and judgment reversing the Board’s decision and ordering the Board to grant to Ralph Y. Komatsu (Komatsu) service-connected occupational disability retirement benefits under Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 88-79 (1976).
The general question is whether the circuit court was right in reversing the Board’s decision which denied Komatsu’s application for HRS § 88-79 benefits. The specific question is whether Koma-tsu’s permanent incapacitation…
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