Thompson v. Kyo-Ya Co., Ltd.

Opinion of the Court by

LEVINSON, J.

The plaintiff-appellant Letizia Thompson appeals from the August 18, 2003 judgment of the circuit court of the second circuit, the Honorable Shackley F. Raffetto presiding, in favor of the defendant-appellee Kyo-Ya Company, Ltd. dba Sheraton-Maui Hotel (hereinafter, “the Sheraton”) and against Thompson.

On appeal, Thompson essentially argues that the circuit court erred in concluding that the Hawai'i Recreational Use Statute (HRUS), Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) ch. 520 (1993 & Supp.1997), applied to her presence on the Sheraton’s grounds and thereby…