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

Hawaii Supreme Court

Filed March 6th, 2026

Detected March 7th, 2026

Summary

The Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawai'i has issued an order of correction for its opinion in Hawai'i Government Employees Association v. Department of Public Safety. The correction involves minor edits to specific words and punctuation within the published opinion.

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This document is an Order of Correction issued by the Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawai'i regarding the case Hawai'i Government Employees Association, AFSCME, Local 152, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Department of Public Safety, State of Hawai'i. The order corrects minor typographical errors in the court's previously issued opinion, specifically amending word choices and punctuation on pages 6, 8, 9, 12, and 16 of the document. These corrections are intended to ensure accuracy in the official publication of the opinion in West's Hawai'i Reports and Pacific Reporter.

This is a procedural correction to a court opinion and does not impose new obligations or penalties on regulated entities. Legal professionals involved in this case or those referencing the opinion should ensure they are using the corrected version. The clerk of the court is directed to notify publishing agencies of this change. The effective date of this order is March 6, 2026.

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FOR P UBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI # I REPORTS AND PACIF IC REPORTER NO. CAAP-22-0000506 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-21-0001304) ORDER OF CORRECTION (By: Wadsworth, J., for the court 1/) 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. Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAAP-22-0000506 06-MAR-2026 03:26 PM Dkt. 97 OCOR

FOR P UBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI # I REPORTS AND PACIF IC 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