Kahakua

876 F.2d 896 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James A.K. KAHAKUA; George Kitazaki; Donald Plummer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Elbert FRIDAY, Director, National Weather Service, Defendants-Appellees. No. 88-1668. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 6, 1989. Decided June 2, 1989. Before GOODWIN, HUG and TANG, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 In their age, race, and national origin discrimination suit, James Kahakua, George Kitazaki, and Donald Plummer appeal a grant of summary judgment in favor of their employer, the National Weather Service ("NWS"). We affirm. I. 3 The Honolulu Weather Service Forecast Office ("HWSFO") is one of over 50 forecast offices administered by the NWS. The HWSFO is responsible for weather warnings, pilot briefings, and forecast preparation for the State of Hawaii. In addition to professional meteorologists, the HWSFO employs paraprofessional meteorological technicians ("met…