Wilson v. Pali Momi Medical Center

── Wilson v. Pali Momi Medical Center ── Court: Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals Date: April 30, 2026 Category: General NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAIʻI REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX 30-APR-2026 08:33 AM Dkt. 96 SO NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI LINDA WILSON, on behalf of the Estate of TITUS WILSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PALI MOMI MEDICAL CENTER, a Hawaii Domestic Nonprofit Corporation; THOMAS W. POLLARD, D.O.; NATALIE KITAMURA, APRN, Defendants-Appellees, and DOES 1-10, Defendants. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT (CASE NO. 1CC161001725) SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER (By: Nakasone, Chief Judge, Leonard and McCullen, JJ.) Plaintiff-Appellant Linda Wilson, on behalf of the Estate of Titus Wilson (together, the Estate), appeals from the NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAIʻI REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER Circuit Court of the First Circuit's July 17, 2023 Final Judgment and various underlying orders. 1 On appeal, the Estate raises four points of error, challenging the circuit court's (1) partial grant of its motion to compel; (2) denial of its request for a Hawaiʻi Rules of Civil Procedure (HRCP) Rule 56(f) continuance; (3) grant of Defendant- Appellee Pali Momi Medical Center's motion for summary judgment; and (4) exclusion of evidence as related to Linda's Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED) claim. Upon careful review of the record and the briefs submitted by the parties, and having given due consideration to 1 The Honorable Gary W.B. Chang presided. The Estate appeals from the following underlying orders: 1. March 19, 2020 "Order Granting Defendant Pali Momi Medical Center's Motion for Summary Judgment Re Medical Negligence, Vicarious Liability and Informed Consent, Filed January 16, 2020"; 2. August 4, 2020 "Order Denying with Prejudice 'Plaintiff's Motion for Reconsideration of the Order Granting Defendant Pali Momi Medical Center's Motion for Summary Judgment Re Medical Negligence, Vicarious Liability and Informed Consent, Filed January 16, 2020, Filed on March 19, 2020,' Which Motion Was Filed on April 6, 2020"; 3. April 6, 2021 "Order Granting, in Part, and Denying, in Part, Defendant Pali Momi Medical Center's Motion for Fees and Costs, Filed January 6, 2021"; 4. October 11, 2021 "Order Denying Plaintiffs' Motion to Admit Joseph A. Yanny, Esq. Pro Hac Vice, Filed 6/30/21 [DOC. 935]"; and 5. March 19, 2020 "Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants Thomas W. Pollard, D.O. and Natalie Kitamura, APRN's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, Filed 1/17/20." (Formatting altered.) 2 NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAIʻI REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER the issues raised and the arguments advanced, we resolve the points of error as discussed below and affirm. In September 2016, Linda (self-represented) sued Pali Momi, as well as Defendants Thomas Pollard, D.O. (Dr. Pollard), Natalie Kitamura, APRN (Nurse Kitamura), and the Board of Directors for Hawaiʻi Pacific Health. 2 In her complaint, Linda asserted Negligence, Malpractice, and Wrongful Death/Vicarious Liability claims. According to Linda's complaint, her twe