Opinion ID: 2612853
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Heading: First Insurance's Motion for Reconsideration

Text: First Insurance also contends on appeal that the circuit court erred in denying its motion for reconsideration of the December 3, 1991 order. We employ the abuse of discretion standard in reviewing the circuit court's denial of a motion for reconsideration. Kaneohe Bay Cruises, Inc. v. Hirata, 75 Haw. 250, 251, 861 P.2d 1, 3 (1993). The circuit court abuses its discretion when it clearly exceeds the bounds of reason or disregards rules or principles of law or practice to the substantial detriment of a party litigant. Id. Because we conclude that summary judgment on the duty to defend issue was proper and because First Insurance's motion for reconsideration did not present any new argument, but merely re-emphasized that it (First Insurance) had considered certain evidence that purportedly established that damages had become manifest in 1982 before rejecting the Honofed entities' defense, we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion for reconsideration. Cuba v. Fernandez, 71 Haw. 627, 636, 801 P.2d 1208, 1213 (1990). We, therefore, affirm the circuit court's order denying the motion.