Kekai v. Hargrave

649 F.2d 748 Susan KEKAI, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. Ruby HARGRAVE, Personally and in her capacity as Executive Director Honolulu Community Action Program, Inc., Honolulu Community Action Program, Inc., Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees. Nos. 79-4418, 79-4457. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 9, 1981. Decided June 29, 1981. Clayton C. Ikei, Honolulu, Hawaii, for Kekai. Clayton C. Ikei, Honolulu, Hawaii, for Hargrave. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. Before CHOY and ALARCON, Circuit Judges, and BONSAL, * District Judge. PER CURIAM: 1 Appellants Ruby Hargrave and Honolulu Community Action Program (HCAP) appeal from a district court judgment in favor of Susan Kekai. We reverse. I. Facts 2 Appellee Kekai was employed by HCAP in a secretarial position in November 1973. 1 In June 1975, she was promoted to the administrative position of Area Coordinator of the Head Start Program, with a corresponding salary increase from $600 to $977 per month. Authorization of the salary increase required approval of a salary waiver from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW). HCAP filed a…