REPORT TITLE:
State Claims Appropriations


DESCRIPTION:
Appropriates funds for settlements and judgments of claims
against the State.  (HB2410 CD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII                                            C.D. 1
                                                        
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO THE RELIEF OF CERTAIN PERSONS' CLAIMS AGAINST THE
   STATE AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  The following sums of money are appropriated out
 
 2 of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii for the purpose of
 
 3 satisfying claims for legislative relief as to the following
 
 4 named persons, firms, corporations, and entities, for claims
 
 5 against the State or its officers or employees for overpayment of
 
 6 taxes, or for refunds, reimbursements, payments of judgments or
 
 7 settlements, or other liabilities, in the amount set forth
 
 8 opposite their names:
 
 9 JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE STATE                              AMOUNT
10 AND SETTLEMENTS OF CLAIMS:
11 
12 1.   DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES:
13 
14      Alalem v. State of Hawaii                      $   22,000.00
15      Civil No. 98-00411HG/EK, U.S.D.C.                 Settlement
16 
17      Lindholm v. State of Hawaii, et al.            $   20,000.00
18      Civil No. 98-141K, Third Circuit                  Settlement
19 
20      Wolfe v. State of Hawaii, et al.               $   20,966.58
21      Civil No. 98-092K, Third Circuit                    Judgment
22           Amount of Judgment:          $ 20,000.00
23           Interest at 4% from 5/18/99: $    966.58
24 
25      Palama v. State of Hawaii, et al.              $   36,707.38
26      Civil No. 99-0052, Fifth Circuit                    Judgment
27           Amount of Judgment           $ 36,275.74
28           Interest at 4% from 4/3/00        431.64

 
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 1      Palila v. Hawaii Department of Land and        $   12,378.50
 2         Natural Resources,
 3      Civil No. 78-0030 SPK, U.S.D.C.
 4 
 5      Harold Masumoto                                $   19,702.26
 6                                                     _____________
 7      SUBTOTAL:                                      $  131,754.72
 8 
 9 2.   DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY:
10 
11      Allen v. Iranon, et al.                        $  750,654.00
12      Civil No. 97-00175ACK-FIY, U.S.D.C.                         
13 
14      Domingo v. State of Hawaii, et al.             $   37,500.00
15      Civil No. 94-3753-10, First Circuit               Settlement
16 
17      Larson v. Luczon, et al.                       $   20,000.00
18      Civil No. 97-0234-01, First Circuit               Settlement
19 
20      Lindley v. State of Hawaii, et al.             $   25,000.00
21      Civil No. 98-4638-10, First Circuit               Settlement
22 
23      Manding v. State of Hawaii, et al.             $   40,000.00
24      Civil No. 98-01004HG, U.S.D.C.                    Settlement
25 
26      Naeole v. D'enbeau, et al.                     $   62,155.77
27      Civil No. 97-0096(1), Second Circuit                Judgment
28 
29      Parnell v. State of Hawaii, et al.             $   65,000.00
30      Civil No. 98-0493-02, First Circuit               Settlement
31 
32      Punohu v. State of Hawaii                      $   40,000.00
33      Civil No. 97-4289-10, First Circuit               Settlement
34 
35      Reyes v. Kaneshiro, et al.                     $   47,500.00
36      Civil No. 98-00367 SOM-FIY, U.S.D.C.              Settlement
37 
38      Timm v. State of Hawaii, et al.                $   25,000.00
39      Civil No. 97-0380, Fifth Circuit                  Settlement
40 
41      Tupuola v. Penarosa, et al.                    $  100,000.00
42      Civil No. 97-00647HG, U.S.D.C., and               Settlement
43      Civil No. 97-2163-05, First Circuit
44 
45      Fernandez v. State of Hawaii, et al.           $   85,653.55
46      Civil No. 97-01548HG-BMK, USDC                    Settlement

 
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 1      Olson v. State of Hawaii, et al.               $   75,000.00
 2      Civil No. 98-0214-01(GCN), First Circuit          Settlement
 3                                                     _____________
 4      SUBTOTAL:                                      $1,373,463.32
 5 
 6 3.   DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH:
 7 
 8      Bartlett v. State of Hawaii                    $   57,787.95
 9      Civil No. 97-01608 ACK, U.S.D.C.                  Settlement
10           Amount of Settlement:        $ 55,489.33
11           Interest at 4% from 7/20/99: $  2,298.62
12 
13      Freeman v. Espinda, et al.                     $   40,000.00
14      Civil No. 98-00244 DAE, U.S.D.C.                  Settlement
15 
16      Li v. State of Hawaii, et al.                  $   32,500.00
17      Civil No. 95-2307-06, First Circuit               Settlement
18 
19      Thompson v. State of Hawaii, et al.            $   50,000.00
20      Civil No. 98-1612-04, First Circuit               Settlement
21                                                     _____________
22      SUBTOTAL:                                      $  180,287.95
23 
24 4.   DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
25 
26      Brandon v. State of Hawaii                     $   25,000.00
27      Civil No. 96-0865-03, First Circuit               Settlement
28 
29      CARL Corporation v. State of Hawaii, et al.    $  654,409.29
30      PCH No. 96-4, Office of Administrative              Judgment
31         Hearings
32 
33      Downs v. State of Hawaii                       $   38,000.00
34      Civil No. 98-69, Third Circuit                    Settlement
35 
36      Franca v. Schmidt, et al.                      $1,500,000.00
37      Civil No. 98-0-001225 (CKH), First Circuit        Settlement
38 
39      Hoshijo v. State of Hawaii, Department of
40      Education, et al., Case No. FEP H-7807,        $   75,000.00
41      EEOC No. 37B-96-0322                              Settlement
42 
43      Koki v. State of Hawaii                        $  111,000.00
44      Civil No. 98-2230-05, First Circuit               Settlement
45 
46      Lichter v. State of Hawaii, et al.             $   18,897.00
47      Civil No. 97-01036ACK, USDC                       Settlement

 
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 1      Tuuefiafe v. State of Hawaii                   $   24,000.00
 2      Civil No. 97-1834-05, First Circuit               Settlement
 3 
 4      Giltner v. State of Hawaii                     $   49,306.60
 5      Civil No. 98-0-003938(CKH), First Circuit         Settlement
 6                                                     _____________
 7      SUBTOTAL:                                      $2,495,612.89
 8 
 9 5.   DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
10         AND TOURISM:
11 
12      Deese v. State of Hawaii                       $   10,500.00
13      Civil No. 99-0049 HG/FIY, U.S.D.C.                Settlement
14 
15      Larobis v. State of Hawaii                     $  250,000.00
16      Civil No. 98-00088 ACK, USDC                      Settlement
17 
18      Suntera v. Quinn, et al.                       $   75,000.00
19      Civil No. 96-3580-08, First Circuit               Settlement
20                                                     _____________
21      SUBTOTAL:                                      $  335,500.00
22 
23 6.   HAWAII HOUSING AUTHORITY:
24 
25      Elliot V. Hawaii Housing Authority, et al.     $   12,195.41
26      Civil No. 98-2886-06, First Circuit                 Judgment
27           Amount of Judgment:          $ 11,660.41
28           Interest at 4% from 6/10/99: $    535.00
29                                                     _____________
30      SUBTOTAL:                                      $   12,195.41
31 
32 7.   DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES:
33 
34      Claim of General Graphics Exhibits             $   12,236.30
35 
36      G. W. Murphy Construction Co./State Capitol    $  300,000.00
37         Renovation Project                             Settlement
38 
39      Griffin, et al. v. Aloha Stadium Authority,    $   41,200.23
40      et al., Civil No. 97-00315SPK, USDC               Settlement
41                                                     _____________
42      SUBTOTAL:                                      $  353,436.53

 
 
 
 
 
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 1 8.   DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES:
 2 
 3      Burns-Vidlak v. Chandler                       $  134,933.79
 4      Civil No. 95-00892 BMK, U.S.D.C.                    Judgment
 5 
 6      Slaton v. State of Hawaii, et al.              $   20,000.00
 7      Civil No. 96-1384-04, First Circuit                 Judgment
 8                                                     _____________
 9      SUBTOTAL:                                      $  154,933.79
10 
11 9.   MISCELLANEOUS CLAIMS (Escheated Warrants):
12 
13      Mere Foster-Cabaret                            $      347.38
14 
15      Mae Nagaue                                     $      426.97
16 
17      Erlinda J. Quidilla                            $      417.28
18 
19      Anna C. Tienter                                $      140.42
20 
21      Setsu Okubo                                    $      725.40
22 
23      Catherine Bratt                                $   12,975.11
24                                                     _____________
25      SUBTOTAL:                                      $   15,032.56
26 
27      TOTAL (SECTION 1):                             $5,052,217.17
28 
29      SECTION 2.  The following sums of money are appropriated out
 
30 of the state highway fund for the purpose of satisfying claims
 
31 for legislative relief as to the following named persons, for
 
32 claims against the State or its officers or employees for
 
33 payments of judgments or settlements, or other liabilities, in
 
34 the amount set forth opposite their names:
 
35 JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE STATE                              AMOUNT
36 AND SETTLEMENTS OF CLAIMS:
37 
38 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, HIGHWAYS DIVISION:
39 
40 Haraguchi v. State of Hawaii                        $   75,000.00
41 Civil No. 98-3166-07, First Circuit                    Settlement

 
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 1 Estate of Erik Kolomitz, et al. v.                  $  835,493.68
 2    State of Hawaii,
 3 Civil No. 96-0108(1), Second Circuit                     Judgment
 4      Amount of Judgment:               $  822,283.23
 5      Interest at 4% from 3/7/00:       $   13,210.45
 6 
 7 Taylor-Rice v. Leigh, et al.                        $1,658,635.20
 8 Civil No. 94-0173, Fifth Circuit                         Judgment
 9      Amount of Judgment:               $1,592,213.10
10      Interest of 4% from 3/5/98:       $   66,422.10
11                                                     _____________
12      TOTAL (SECTION 2):                             $2,569,128.88
13 
14      GRAND TOTAL (SECTIONS 1 AND 2):                $7,621,346.05
15 
16      SECTION 3.  The sums hereinabove appropriated may be paid to
 
17 the respective persons, or for the satisfaction or settlement of
 
18 the respectively identified cases, and in the several amounts
 
19 hereinabove set forth or in lesser amounts deemed appropriate,
 
20 upon warrants or checks issued by the comptroller of the State:
 
21      (1)  Upon vouchers approved by the director of taxation as
 
22           to claims for refunds of taxes; and
 
23      (2)  Upon vouchers approved by the attorney general as to
 
24           all other claims.
 
25      SECTION 4.  Notwithstanding the sums hereinabove
 
26 appropriated as interest upon judgments against the State,
 
27 payment of interest shall be limited to the period from the date
 
28 of judgment, if applicable, to thirty days after the effective
 
29 date of this Act, as provided in section 662-8, Hawaii Revised
 
30 Statutes, for those cases to which that statute applies.
 

 
 
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 1      SECTION 5.  All unexpended and unencumbered balances of the
 
 2 appropriations made by section 1 of this Act as of the close of
 
 3 business on June 30, 2001, shall lapse into the general fund of
 
 4 the State.
 
 5      SECTION 6.  The amount appropriated in section 2 for Allen
 
 6 v. Iranon, et al., shall be reduced or eliminated if and to the
 
 7 extent that the amount awarded is reduced or overturned if the
 
 8 State of Hawaii prevails in its appeal of that judgment.
 
 9      SECTION 7.  If any provision of this Act, or the application
 
10 thereof to any person or entity or circumstance is held invalid,
 
11 the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications
 
12 of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid
 
13 provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this
 
14 Act are severable.
 
15      SECTION 8.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2000.