JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//kendo.cdn.telerik.com/2015.2.805/styles/kendo.common-fiori.min.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//kendo.cdn.telerik.com/2015.2.805/styles/kendo.fiori.min.css" />
<script src="//kendo.cdn.telerik.com/2015.2.805/js/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="//kendo.cdn.telerik.com/2015.2.805/js/kendo.all.min.js"></script>
<div id="example">
<ul id="panelbar">
<li> <span class="k-link k-state-selected">My Teammates</span>
<br/>
<p>Some trash here</p>
<p>Some trash here</p>
<br/>
<br/>
</li>
<li id="">Projects
<button id="wu">Click me, I won't expand/collapse</button>
<ul>
<li>New Business Plan</li>
<li>Sales Forecasts
<ul>
<li>Q1 Forecast</li>
<li>Q2 Forecast</li>
<li>Q3 Forecast</li>
<li>Q4 Forecast</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Sales Reports</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Programs
<ul>
<li>Monday</li>
<li>Tuesday</li>
<li>Wednesday</li>
<li>Thursday</li>
<li>Friday</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Communication</li>
</ul>
</div>
JavaScript
var canExpandCollapse = true;
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#panelbar").kendoPanelBar({
expandMode: "multiple"
});
});
$("#wu").click(function (e) {
return false;
});