law. 13 . Ahktna, 894 P.2d at 662 (quoting Modern Constr., 522 P.2d at 1137) (internal citations and quotation marks omitted). 14 . See id.; Dep't of Pub. Safety v. Pub. Safety Emps. Ass'n, 732 P.2d 1090, 1096-97 (Alaska 1987) (giving deference to arbitrator's interpretation of the questions submitted to arbitration). 15 . See Kinn, 144 P.3d at 487 n. 38 (citing Ahina, 894 P.2d at 660-61). 16 . See id. (citing Ahtna, 894 P.2d at 661). 17 . Pub. Safety Emps. Ass'n, 732 P.2d at 1097 (quoting Anchorage Med. & Surgical Clinic v. James, 555 P.2d 1320, 1324 (Alaska 1976), overruled on other grounds by Ahtna, 894 P.2d at 662) (internal quotation marks omitted). 18 . Id. at 1096. 19 . See Sea Star Stevedore Co. v. Int'l Union of Operating Eng'rs, Local 302, 769 P.2d 428, 431-32 (Alaska 1989) (<HOLDING>). 20 . Pub. Safety Emps. Ass'n, 732 P.2d at
holding that the arbitrator was without jurisdiction to consider an issue which was not included in the written notice of arbitration and was added on the first day of the arbitration hearing holding that the arbitrator exceeded his authority by addressing a question that was not submitted to arbitration and actually emerged six weeks after the original issue arose holding arbitrator exceeded authority where submission limited issue to finding proper cause holding that because the parties agreed to arbitrate and both placed the issue before the arbitrator the issue of consolidation was for the arbitrator holding that an arbitrator exceeds his or her power by going beyond the authority granted by the parties or the operative documents and decides an issue not pertinent to the resolution of the issue submitted to arbitration