In Azer v. Courthouse Racquetball Corp., 9 Haw. App. 530, 852 P.2d 75, 81 (1993), the Court stated, in relevant part, as follows: A trial court's imposition of a discovery abuse sanction is reviewable on appeal for abuse of discretion. A trial court abuses its discretion whenever it exceeds the bounds of reason or disregards rules or principles of law or practice to the substantial detriment of a party. Moreover, dismissal of a pending action by the trial court with prejudice is not favored, and a full trial on the merits is favored. An appellate court will uphold a dismissal with prejudice only where the record clearly shows delay or contumacious conduct and where lesser sanctions would not serve the best interest of justice.