The notice stated that any newspaper, other than The Dispatch, found in the racks would be removed and taken to The Dispatch offices . In 1996, several witnesses observed Anderson removing large stacks of copies of the MAN from distribution locations around Molokai. One witness reported observing Anderson throwing copies of the MAN in the trash. In their defense, Defendants-Appellants alleged that the copies of the MAN that had been removed had been removed from The Dispatch's newspaper racks. Defendants' conduct above described is an unfair and deceptive business practice pursuant to Chapter 480 Hawaii Revised Statutes.
Plaintiffs seek the same damages for their common law claims.
A jury-waived trial was held on December 21, 1998. The circuit court's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order were filed on May 20, 1999. Ms. Susan Carothers is the owner of the Airport Bar and Grill at the Molokai Airport. Mr. Anderson told her that he could take them and then drove off. . . . . . . . On several occasions Ms. Carothers observed Mr. Anderson to pick up stacks of the MAN from the hotel lobby of the Kaluakoi Resort and replace them with his own newspaper.