Dependents of Akamine v. Hawaiian Packing & Crating Co.

DISSENTING OPINION OF

WITH WHOM MARUMOTO, J., JOINS

LEVINSON, J.

This appeal arises out of a claim by the dependents of Edward K. Akamine, deceased, for workmen’s compensation benefits. The issue presented is whether the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board, hereinafter referred to as the appellate board, erred as a matter of law in finding that Mr. Akamine’s death was due exclusively to a preexisting cardiovascular disease and was not attributable in any manner to his employment. More specifically, this appeal calls upon us to determine whether the appellees adduced “substantial…