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*** FOR PUBLICATION *** _________________________________________________________________ IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I --- o0o --FRANCIS KAHALE, JR. and RACHAEL KAHALE, Individually and as next friend of BRANDZIE KAHALE, a Minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, Defendant-Appellee and DOE DEFENDANTS 1-25, Defendants and CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee vs. ALFRED ALAMEDA, Third-Party Defendant-Appellee NO. 23934 APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT (CIV. NO. 99-1009) MAY 12, 2004 MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, AND NAKAYAMA, JJ., WITH ACOBA, J., CONCURRING SEPARATELY AND DISSENTING, AND WITH WHOM CIRCUIT JUDGE CHAN, ASSIGNED BY REASON OF VACANCY, JOINS OPINION OF THE COURT BY LEVINSON, J. The plaintiffs-appellants Francis Kahale, Jr. (Francis), individually, and Rachael Kahale (Rachael), individually and as next friend of Brandzie Kahale (Brandzie), a minor [collectively, the "Plaintiffs"], appeal from (1) the

*** FOR PUBLICATION *** September 29, 2000 order of the first circuit court, the Honorable Sabrina S. McKenna presiding, granting the motion of the defendant-appellee City and County of Honolulu (the "City") for summary judgment, and (2) the November 9, 2000 judgment, signed by Judge McKenna, in favor of the City and against the Plaintiffs. On appeal, the Plaintiffs contend that, inasmuch as

they brought suit against the City pursuant to Hawai#i Revised Statutes (HRS)

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