In re Kuamoo

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-13-0001579 23-DEC-2016 11:09 AM SCWC-13-0001579 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I IN THE MATTER OF BERNARD KUAMOO, Petitioner/Complainant-Employee/Appellant-Appellant, and STATE OF HAWAI#I, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (2010-122), Respondent/Respondent-Employer/Appellee-Appellee, and STATE OF HAWAI#I, MERIT APPEALS BOARD, COLLEEN R. MEYER; VALERIE B. PACHECO; ALVIN M. YOSHIMORI (MAB CASE NO. 265), Respondents/Agency/Appellees-Appellees (CIVIL NO. 12-1-1624) IN THE MATTER OF DENISE GABRIEL, Petitioner/Complainant-Employee/Appellant-Appellant, and STATE OF HAWAI#I, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (2010-123), Respondent/Respondent-Employer/Appellee-Appellee, and STATE OF HAWAI#I, MERIT APPEALS BOARD; COLLEEN R. MEYER; VALERIE B. PACHECO; ALVIN M. YOSHIMORI (MAB CASE NO. 266), Respondents/Agency/Appellees-Appellees (CIVIL NO. 12-1-1680) IN THE MATTER OF ARASI MOSE, Petitioner/Complainant-Employee/Appellant-Appellant, and STATE OF HAWAI#I, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (2011-025), Respondent/Respondent-Employer/Appellee-Appellee, and STATE OF HAWAI#I, MERIT APPEALS BOARD; ALVIN M. YOSHIMORI; VALERIE B. PACHECO, JANICE T. KEMP (MAB CASE NO. 274), Respondents/Agency/Appellees-Appellees (CIVIL NO. 12-1-2269) IN THE MATTER OF KELII LAU, Petitioner/Complainant-Employee/Appellant-Appellant, and STATE OF HAWAI#I, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (2011-022), Respondent/Respondent-Employer/Appellee-Appellee, and STATE OF HAWAI#I, MERIT APPEALS BOARD; ALVIN M. YOSHIMORI; VALERIE B. PACHECO; JANICE T. KEMP (MAB CASE NO. 275), Respondents/Agency/Appellees-Appellees (CIVIL NO. 12-1-2270) IN THE MATTER OF FIAFIA SATARAKA, Petitioner/Complainant-Employee/Appellant-Appellant, and STATE OF HAWAI#I, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (2011-023), Respondent/Respondent-Employer/Appellee-Appellee, 2 and STATE OF HAWAI#I, MERIT APPEALS BOARD; ALVIN M. YOSHIMORI; VALERIE B. PACHECO; JANICE T. KEMP (MAB CASE NO. 277), Respondents/Agency/Appellees-Appellees (CIVIL NO. 12-1-2271) CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-13-0001579) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.) Petitioners/Complainants-Employees/Appellants- Appellants Bernard Kuamoo, Denise Gabriel, Arasi Mose, Kelii Lau and Fiafia Sataraka’s application for writ of certiorari filed on November 14, 2016, is hereby accepted and will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, December 23, 2016. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack /s/ Michael D. Wilson 3