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

Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals

Filed March 6th, 2026

Detected March 7th, 2026

Summary

The Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals has issued an order correcting minor typographical errors in its August 18, 2025 opinion in Hawai'i Government Employees Association v. Department of Public Safety. The corrections involve specific word changes and formatting adjustments within the published text.

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What changed

This document is an Order of Correction issued by the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals on March 6, 2026, addressing minor errors in a previously filed opinion dated August 18, 2025, in the case of Hawai'i Government Employees Association, AFSCME, Local 152, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Department of Public Safety, State of Hawai'i. The corrections involve specific word substitutions (e.g., 'and' to 'an'), additions (e.g., adding an 'i' to 'Hawai#i'), and formatting adjustments such as inserting spaces around statutory citations and adding volume information.

For legal professionals and government agencies involved in this case or similar public records disputes, this correction clarifies the precise language of the court's opinion. While the substantive legal findings are not altered, ensuring the accuracy of the published text is crucial for future citations and interpretations. The clerk of the court is directed to notify publishing agencies of these changes, which are effective immediately upon correction.

What to do next

Note the corrections made to the August 18, 2025 opinion in CAAP-22-0000506.
Ensure any subsequent referencing of the opinion uses the corrected text.

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

Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals

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FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed
Intermediate Court of Appeals
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
06-MAR-2026
03:26 PM
Dkt. 97 OCOR

NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

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-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER OF CORRECTION
(By: Wadsworth, J., for the court1/)

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.
FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC 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