Suzuki v. CASTLE & COOKE RESORTS

Opinion of the Court by

FUJISE, J.

Plaintiff-Appellant Gary Suzuki (Suzuki) appeals from the August 15, 2007 judgment of the Circuit Court of the Second Circuit 1 (circuit court) in favor of Defendant-Appellee Castle & Cooke Resorts (Appellee) on Suzuki’s personal injury claim. The sole issue on appeal is whether Appellee was immune from suit under the exclusive remedy provision of Hawai'i’s workers’ compensation law given that Suzuki had received workers’ compensation benefits from a joint insurance policy held by Appellee’s parent company, Castle & Cooke, Inc. (Castle & Cooke). We conclude…