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THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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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
 
 2 out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii for the
 
 3 purpose of satisfying claims for legislative relief as to the
 
 4 following named persons, firms, corporations, and entities,
 
 5 for claims against the State or its officers or employees for
 
 6 overpayment of taxes, or for refunds, reimbursements,
 
 7 payments of judgments or settlements, or other liabilities,
 
 8 in the amount set forth opposite their names:
 
 9 JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE STATE                         AMOUNT
10 AND SETTLEMENTS OF CLAIMS:
11 
12 Abalos v. State of Hawaii, et al.                  $    44,707.70
13 Civil No. 96-0282, Fifth Circuit                       Settlement
14 
15 Akiba, Lorraine, DLIR v. Schuman Carriage          $     5,287.82
16 Buick-Cadillac-Subaru, Inc.,                             Judgment
17 Civil No. IRC97-5743, District Court
18      Amount of Judgment:          $ 5,067.82
19      Interest at 4% from 7/20/98: $   220.00
20 
21 Bueno v. Matsumoto, et al.                         $    45,000.00
22 Civil No. 94-0019, Fifth Circuit                       Settlement
23 
24 Burns-Vidlak, et al. v. Chandler, et al.           $    20,704.31
25 Civil No. 95-00892 BMK, U.S.D.C.                         Judgment
26 
27 Casteel v. State of Hawaii                         $   240,000.00
28 Civil No. 96-0091(2), Second Circuit                   Settlement
29 
30 Coveyou v. State of Hawaii, et al.                 $   115,861.00

 
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 1 Civil No. 96-0870-03, First Circuit                    Settlement
 2      Amount of Settlement:       $ 110,000.00
 3      Interest at 4% from 4/1/98: $   5,861.00
 4 
 5 Cunningham v. State of Hawaii, et al.              $   200,000.00
 6 Civil No. 96-3816-09, First Circuit                    Settlement
 7 
 8 DesMarais v. Lau, et al.                           $    15,000.00
 9 Civil No. 93-2040-05, First Circuit                    Settlement
10 
11 Echiberi v. State of Hawaii                        $    24,000.00
12 Civil No. 97-1800-05, First Circuit                    Settlement
13 
14 Edwards v. State of Hawaii                         $    84,320.00
15 Civil No. 96-01198 DAE, USDC                           Settlement
16 
17 Freitas v. State of Hawaii                         $   125,000.00
18 Civil No. 97-4242-10, First Circuit                    Settlement
19 
20 Jordan v. State of Hawaii                          $    20,000.00
21 Civil No. 96-0304, Fifth Circuit                       Settlement
22 
23 Kautz v. University of Hawaii, et al.              $    50,000.00
24 Civil No. 98-1478-03, First Circuit and                Settlement
25 Civil No. 96-01012, USDC
26 
27 Lee v. Su, et al.                                  $   115,000.00
28 Civil No. 97-2272-06, First Circuit                    Settlement
29 
30 Miles v. State, et al.                             $    20,000.00
31 Civil No. 96-4238-10, First Circuit                    Settlement
32 
33 Morales v. State of Hawaii, et al.                 $    15,000.00
34 Civil No. 96-3401-08, First Circuit                    Settlement
35 
36 Napeahi v. Wilson, et al.                          $   203,500.00
37 Civil No. 85-9523 DAE, U.S.D.C.                        Settlement
38      Amount of Settlement:   $185,000.00
39      Interest at 10%:        $ 18,500.00
40 
41 Ome v. State of Hawaii                             $   175,000.00
42 Civil No. 97-3464-08, First Circuit                    Settlement
43 
44 Perez v. State                                     $    35,000.00
45 Civil No. 93-0611-02, First Circuit                    Settlement
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 1 Piko v. State of Hawaii, et al.                    $   120,000.00
 2 Civil No. 96-1927-05, First Circuit                    Settlement
 3 
 4 Prevost v. State of Hawaii                         $    63,115.78
 5 Civil No. 97-2227-05, First Circuit                      Judgment
 6      Amount of Judgment:          $60,400.78
 7      Interest at 4% from 6/17/98: $ 2,715.00
 8 
 9 Silva v. State of Hawaii, et al.                   $    26,310.00
10 Civil No. 93-3361-08, First Circuit                    Settlement
11      Amount of Settlement:       $25,000.00
12      Interest at 4% from 4/1/98: $ 1,310.00
13 
14 Trendler v. State of Hawaii, et al.                $ 2,000,000.00
15 Civil No. 95-0924(3), Second Circuit                   Settlement
16 
17 Trim v. Adams, et al.                              $    95,000.00
18 Civil No. 95-4339-11, First Circuit                    Settlement
19 
20 
21 MISCELLANEOUS CLAIMS:
22 
23 Carlos Angora                                      $     5,385.68
24 
25 Richard K. Blaisdell                               $       597.60
26 
27 Gem of Hawaii, Inc.                                $       805.96
28 
29 Kepuhi Partnership                                 $     1,042.28
30 
31 Henry Marion                                       $       858.04
32 
33 Leora Murakami                                     $       379.00
34 
35 SMS Research and Marketing                         $     3,950.00
36 
37 Ethel Tomoguchi                                    $       908.41
38 
39 Daniel C. Malakie                                  $       640.76
40 
41 Evon K. Kaawa                                      $        87.66
42 
43 Shirley L. Wong                                    $       107.40
44 
45 Steven S. Yamaki                                   $        91.47
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 1 Jo Ann Loa                                         $       171.60
 2 
 3 Leighton Y.H. and Valerie Ah Cook                  $       334.00
 4 
 5 Alison Johns                                       $       200.00
 6 
 7 Estate of Yaeko Fasone                             $       258.00
 8 
 9 Lydia T. Auyong                                    $       167.40
10 
11 Jody K. Uchida                                     $       107.46
12 
13      SECTION 2.  The sums hereinabove appropriated may be paid to
 
14 the respective persons, or for the satisfaction or settlement of
 
15 the respectively identified cases, and in the several amounts
 
16 hereinabove set forth or in lesser amounts deemed appropriate,
 
17 upon warrants or checks issued by the comptroller of the State:
 
18 (1) upon vouchers approved by the director of taxation as to
 
19 claims for refunds of taxes, and (2) upon vouchers approved by
 
20 the attorney general as to all other claims.
 
21      SECTION 3.  Notwithstanding the sums hereinabove
 
22 appropriated as interest upon judgments against the State,
 
23 payment of interest shall be limited to the period from the date
 
24 of judgment, if applicable, to thirty days after the effective
 
25 date of this Act, as provided in section 662-8, Hawaii Revised
 
26 Statutes, for those cases to which that statute applies.
 
27      SECTION 4.  All unexpended and unencumbered balances of the
 
28 appropriations made by section 1 of this Act as of the close of
 
29 business on June 30, 2000, shall lapse into the general fund of
 

 
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 1 the State.
 
 2      SECTION 5.  If any provision of this Act, or the application
 
 3 thereof to any person or entity or circumstance is held invalid,
 
 4 the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications
 
 5 of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid
 
 6 provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this
 
 7 Act are severable.
 
 8      SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
 
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11                           INTRODUCED BY:  _______________________
 

 
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