Suit by Heckler Continues Against University, Team Manager

In a majority decision, the Supreme Court of Hawaii has affirmed a decision by the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission (HCRC), which held that a student manager for the University of Hawaii basketball team and the university were liable for a racial slur the student manager directed at a fan during a game.   Specifically, the court held that the manager was an agent for the university and was acting within the scope of his authority when he inflicted the verbal insult..   The incident occur