Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals, 2026

Hawai'i Government Employees Association v. Department of Public Safety

Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · Decided March 6, 2026

Opinion

FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX 06-MAR-2026 03:26 PM Dkt. 97 OCOR NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

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HAWAI#I GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, AFSCME, LOCAL 152, ALF-CIO; and UNITED PUBLIC WORKERS, AFSCME, LOCAL 646, AFL-CIO, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, STATE OF HAWAI#I, Defendant-Appellee, and JOHN DOES 1-10; JANE DOES 1-10; DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-10; DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10; DOE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES 1-10, and DOE ENTITIES 1-10, Defendants APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT (CIVIL NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER OF CORRECTION (By: Wadsworth, J., for the court1/) IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Opinion of the Court entered on August 18, 2025, is corrected as follows: On page 6, second full paragraph, line 7, please replace the word "and" with the word "an" so that the sentence reads: examples of information in which an individual has a significant On page 8, last paragraph, line 4, please add an "i" to the end of the word "Hawai#" so that the line reads: members. Hawai#i Med. Ass'n, 113 Hawai#i at 96, 148 P.3d at 1198

1/ Leonard, Presiding Judge, and Wadsworth and McCullen, JJ.

FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER On page 9, second paragraph under the "B" heading, line 6, please insert a space between the "§" and "92F-2" so that the line reads: omitted) (quoting HRS § 92F-2 (2012)). "Accordingly, UIPA On page 12, first full paragraph, line 6, please insert "Vol. I," after "1978," so that the line reads: 1978, Vol. I, at 674). The court thus considered it "appropriate, when On page 16, last line of the second full paragraph, please insert a space between the "§" and "652D" so that the line reads: Restatement § 652D. See supra. The clerk of the court is directed to take all necessary steps to notify the publishing agencies of this change.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, March 6, 2026.

/s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth Associate Judge

Opinion

FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX 06-MAR-2026 03:26 PM Dkt. 97 OCOR NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I –––O0O––– HAWAI#I GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, AFSCME, LOCAL 152, ALF-CIO; and UNITED PUBLIC WORKERS, AFSCME, LOCAL 646, AFL-CIO, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, STATE OF HAWAI#I, Defendant-Appellee, and JOHN DOES 1-10; JANE DOES 1-10; DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-10; DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10; DOE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES 1-10, and DOE ENTITIES 1-10, Defendants APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT (CIVIL NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER OF CORRECTION (By: Wadsworth, J., for the court1/) IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Opinion of the Court entered on August 18, 2025, is corrected as follows: On page 6, second full paragraph, line 7, please replace the word "and" with the word "an" so that the sentence reads: examples of information in which an individual has a significant On page 8, last paragraph, line 4, please add an "i" to the end of the word "Hawai#" so that the line reads: members. Hawai#i Med. Ass'n, 113 Hawai#i at 96, 148 P.3d at 1198 1/ Leonard, Presiding Judge, and Wadsworth and McCullen, JJ. FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER On page 9, second paragraph under the "B" heading, line 6, please insert a space between the "§" and "92F-2" so that the line reads: omitted) (quoting HRS § 92F-2 (2012)). "Accordingly, UIPA On page 12, first full paragraph, line 6, please insert "Vol. I," after "1978," so that the line reads: 1978, Vol. I, at 674). The court thus considered it "appropriate, when On page 16, last line of the second full paragraph, please insert a space between the "§" and "652D" so that the line reads: Restatement § 652D. See supra. The clerk of the court is directed to take all necessary steps to notify the publishing agencies of this change. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, March 6, 2026. /s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth Associate Judge 2

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