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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I ---o0o--RICHARD S. KAWAKAMI, Claimant-Appellant, vs. CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY, Employer-Appellee, Self-Insured. NO. 24523 APPEAL FROM THE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS APPEALS BOARD (CASE NO. AB 99-625 (2-98-04680)) DECEMBER 24, 2002 MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, AND RAMIL, JJ., AND ACOBA, J., DISSENTING OPINION OF THE COURT BY RAMIL, J. I. INTRODUCTION

Claimant-Appellant Richard S. Kawakami appeals the decision and order of the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board ("Board") denying his claim for worker's compensation benefits for an injury sustained by Kawakami while operating a vehicle owned by his employer, the City and County of Honolulu Board of Water Supply ("BOWS"). On appeal, Kawakami argues that the Board erred by: (1) failing to apply the presumption of worker's compensation coverage under Hawai#i Revised Statutes ("HRS")

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