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Haw. Civil Jury Instr. 16.35

CONVICTION DISCRIMINATION: AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE

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Defendant(s) assert(s) the affirmative defense that the

nature of the plaintiff’s(s’) criminal conviction record bears a

rational relationship to the duties and responsibilities of the

position. If defendant(s) prove(s) this affirmative defense,

then you must find in favor of defendant(s) on the claim of

discrimination on the basis of conviction record.

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 378-2.5; Wright v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.,

111 Hawaiʻi 401, 142 P.3d 265 (2006); Shimose v. Hawaiʻi

Health Systems Corp., 134 Hawaiʻi 479, 345 P.3d 145 (2015).

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Retrieved: 2026-08-20
Edition: 2026-08-20
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