Legal Opinion
Cervelli v. Aloha Bed & Breakfast
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Decided February 23, 2018No. CAAP-13-0000806Published
1Opinion of the CourtOpinion Of The Court By Nakamura, C.J.
*923Defendant-Appellant Aloha Bed & Breakfast (Aloha B&B) is owned and operated by Phyllis Young (Young) as a sole proprietorship. Aloha B&B provides lodging to transient guests, averaging between one hundred and two hundred customers per year. Plaintiffs-Appellees Diane Cervelli (Cervelli) and Taeko Bufford (Bufford) (collectively, Plaintiffs), lesbian women in a committed relationship, planned a trip to Hawai'i and sought lodging with Aloha B&B. Aloha B&B and Young refused to accommodate Plaintiffs' request for lodging based solely on their sexual orientation.
Plaintiffs filed a Complaint in the…
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