Title
LITIGATION MATTERS (RESOLUTION 24-18, RELATING TO SETTLEMENT AUTHORIZATION: MAUI ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED’S CROSS-CLAIM AGAINST THE COUNTY OF MAUI IN YOGI, TERENCE & DIANE V. E.H. A MINOR, ET AL., CASE 2CC-18-000408) (GREAT-11(39)
Description
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. Resolution 24-18, entitled “AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF MAUI ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED’S CROSS-CLAIM AGAINST THE COUNTY OF MAUI IN YOGI, TERENCE & DIANE v. E.H. a minor, et. al., CASE NO. 2CC-18-000408.” Resolution 24-18’s purpose is to authorize settlement of the claim, filed on September 8, 2020. The claim alleges wrongful death arising from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on September 11, 2020, on Hansen Road in Kahului, Maui, Hawai‘i.
2. Correspondence dated February 6, 2024, from the Department of the Corporation Counsel, with a copy of the claim.
Status
The Committee may consider whether to recommend adoption of Resolution 24-18, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of Resolution 24-18 and other related action.
Note
With reference to this agenda item, one or more executive meetings are anticipated in accordance with Section 92-5(a)(4), Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, to consult with legal counsel on questions and issues pertaining to the powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities of the County, the Council, and the Committee; and Section 92-5(a)(8), Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, to deliberate or make a decision upon a matter that requires the consideration of information that must be kept confidential under a State or Federal law, or a court order.