Haw. Civil Jury Instr. 16.9

To prevail on the claim for breach of employment contract,

plaintiff(s) must prove all of the following elements:

1. Defendant(s) contracted to employ plaintiff(s) for [a

specified period of time]; and

2. Plaintiff(s) was/were ready, willing, and able to

perform the contract during the specified term;1 and

3. Defendant(s) terminated plaintiff’s(s’) employment

contract before the completion of the specified term;

and

4. The termination was a legal cause of damage to

plaintiff(s).

PRACTICE NOTE: This instruction states the general law, and does

not attempt to address instances in which defendants admit

terminating the employment contract for cause before completion

of the specified term. In such instances, Instruction Nos.

16.10 and 16.11 should be used and/or this instruction should be

modified accordingly.

1 Low v. Honolulu Rapid Transit, 50 Haw. 582, 585, 445 P.2d 372,

376 (1968).