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Haw. Civil Jury Instr. 16.25

INTENT TO DISCRIMINATE: SAME ACTOR INFERENCE

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If defendant(s) prove(s) that the person who hired

plaintiff(s) is the same person who [describe adverse employment

action, e.g., “made the decision to terminate”] plaintiff(s),

and both actions occurred within a relatively short period of

time, then you may infer that that person lacked the intent to

discriminate against plaintiff(s).

Shoppe v. Gucci America, Inc., 94 Hawaiʻi 368, 380, 14 P.3d

1049, 1061 (2000).

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Source: courts.state.hi.us
Retrieved: 2026-08-20
Edition: 2026-08-20
Content hash: e75de35142e7dd68fb1757c96f08bfa48ae037fe3d8fa0334eb1409aba53170b

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