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· 6/29/1982

Shibuya v. Architects Hawaii, Ltd.

Citations

  • 647 P.2d 276
  • 65 Haw. 26
  • 1982 Haw. LEXIS 184

How courts have described this case

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  • Plaintiffs had standing to challenge statute of repose because it injured them by depriving them of a cause of action
  • no reasonable distinction between members of construction industry and manufacturers; unconstitutional under state equal protection clause but \guided\ by federal decisions
  • “[A] court should not substitute its view of wise or fair legislative policy for that of the duly elected representatives of the people.”
  • architects and builders statute of repose

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Judges: Richardson, Lum, Nakamura, Ogata, Menor, Vacancies

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