Keanini v. Akiba

Opinion of the Court by

LIM, J.

In the second appeal before us in this unemployment insurance benefits case, Appellant Director (Director) of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) appeals from the second circuit court’s October 6, 1998 order and its November 12, 1998 final judgment thereon reversing the DLIR’s employment security appeals officer’s (appeals officer) denial of unemployment insurance benefits to Appellee Larry K. Keanini, Sr. (Claimant).

We hold in this opinion that Claimant’s conscious decision to drive without no-fault insurance, when he knew or should have…