Van Epps-Kanei v. City and County of Honolulu, Dept. of Facility Maintenance, Roads Division

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NO. 22747 IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I ELIZABETH M. VAN EPPS-KANEI, Claimant-Appellant, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, DEPARTMENT OF FACILITY MAINTENANCE, ROADS DIVISION, Employer-Appellee, Self-Insured APPEAL FROM THE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS APPEALS BOARD (Case No. AB 99-055 (2-98-09377)) (By: SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER Burns, C.J., Watanabe, and Lim, JJ.) After carefully reviewing the record and the briefs submitted by the parties and duly considering and analyzing the law relevant to the arguments and issues raised by the parties, we agree with Employer-Appellee City and County of Honolulu, Department of Facility Maintenance, Roads Division that the claim for workers' compensation benefits filed by Claimant-Appellant Elizabeth M. Van Epps-Kanei (Claimant) was untimely under Hawai#i Revised Statutes ยง 386-82 (1993). Accordingly, we affirm the July 14, 1999 Decision and Order of the State Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board, which, in turn, affirmed the January 11, 1999 Decision of the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations, denying Claimant's 1 claim for workers' compensation benefits on grounds that the claim was untimely. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, April 27, 2001. On the briefs: Elizabeth M. Van Epps-Kanei, claimant-appellant, pro se. Paul K. W. Au, Deputy corporation Counsel, City and County of Honolulu, for employer-appellee, self-insured. 2

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