2023 Oral Argument Recordings Archive
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2023
No. SCAP-22-0000368, Thursday, December 14, 2023, 2 p.m.
SONIA DAVIS, JESSICA LAU, LAURALEE B. RIEDELL, and ADAM M. WALTON, Plaintiffs-Appellees, vs. RICHARD T. BISSEN, JR., County of Maui Office of the Mayor, SCOTT TERUYA, County of Maui Department of Finance, and COUNTY OF MAUI, Defendants-Appellants.
No. SCAP-22-0000268, Thursday, December 14, 2023, 10 a.m.
PUALANI KANAKA‘OLE KANAHELE; EDWARD HALEALOHA AYAU; KELI‘I W. IONE, JR., Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. STATE OF HAWAI‘I, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; JADE BUTAY, in his official capacity as Director of the Department of Transportation; DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES; SUZANNE CASE, in her official capacity as the Director of the Department of Land and Natural Resources; DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS; HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION; WILLIAM J. AILĀ, JR., in his official capacity as the Director of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and Chair of the Hawaiian Homes Commission; and PATRICIA A. KAHANOMOKU-TERUYA; RANDY K. AWO; PAULINE N. NAMU‘O, ZACHARY Z. HELM; DENNIS L. NEVES; MICHAEL L. KALEIKINI; RUSSELL K. KAUPU, and DAVID B. KA‘APU, in their official capacities as members of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.
No. CAAP-22-0000516 (Consolidated with CAAP-22-0000519), Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 10 a.m.
SIERRA CLUB, Appellant-Appellee/Appellee-Cross-Appellee, v. BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, Appellee-Appellee/ Appellee-Cross-Appellee, and COUNTY OF MAUI, Appellee-Appellee/Appellee-Cross-Appellant, and ALEXANDER AND BALDWIN, INC., Appellee-Appellant/Appellee-Cross-Appellee, and EAST MAUI IRRIGATION COMPANY, LLC, Appellee-Appellant/ Appellee-Cross-Appellee.
No. SCAP-22-0000557, Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 2:30 p.m.
WILLIE KAUPIKO; KA‘IMI KAUPIKO; MIKE NAKACHI; FOR THE FISHES; CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; and KAI PALAOA, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, vs. BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF HAWAI‘I; and DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF HAWAI‘I; Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, and PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee/Cross-Appellee.
No. SCOT-21-0000581, Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 10 a.m.
SURFACE WATER USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS, INTEGRATION OF APPURTENANT RIGHTS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERIM STREAM FLOW STANDARDS, NĀ WAI ʻEHĀ SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT AREAS OF WAIHEʻE RIVER, WAIEHU STREAM, WAILUKU RIVER PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS ʻĪAO STREAM AND WAIKAPŪ STREAM, MAUI. (Case Number CCH-MA 15-01)
No. SCAP-22-0000552, Thursday, November 16, 2023, 2 p.m.
STEPHEN P. H. WONG, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. ASSOCIATION OF APARTMENT OWNERS OF HARBOR SQUARE, by and through its Board of Directors, Defendant-Appellee/Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee, and PORTER McGUIRE KIAKONA, LLP, fka Porter Tom Quitiquit Chee & Watts, and EKIMOTO & MORRIS, ALLLC, Third-Party Defendants-Appellees.
No. SCAP-23-0000063, Thursday, November 16, 2023, 10 a.m.
STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, vs. ALVIN TRAN, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.
No. SCWC-17-0000847, Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 2 p.m.
ROSALINDA GANIR SAPLAN and RECTO RAMOS SAPLAN, Respondents/Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BAFC 2007-A, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee.
No. SCWC-21-0000478, Thursday, September 21, 2023, 10 a.m.
STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. KUMULIPO IWA COYOTE SYLVA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.
No. SCAP-23-0000011, Thursday, September 14, 2023, 2 p.m.
In the Matter of the Tax Appeal of SCHUYLER E. COLE and MARILYN J. COLE, Taxpayers-Appellants.
No. SCRQ-22-0000716, Thursday, September 7, 2023, 10 a.m.
HYUN JU PARK, Plaintiff, and DONGBU INSURANCE CO., LTD., Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant, vs. CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, Defendant-Appellee, and STERLING NAKI and JOSHUA OMOSO, Defendants.
No. SCWC-21-0000530, Thursday, August 24, 2023, 10 a.m.
STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MICHAEL PICKELL, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.
No. SCPW-23-0000471, Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 2 p.m.
BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE JEFFREY P. CRABTREE, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawai‘i, Respondent Judge, and SIERRA CLUB; ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC.; EAST MAUI IRRIGATION COMPANY, LLC; and COUNTY OF MAUI, Respondents.
No. SCAP-22-0000429, Thursday, August 17, 2023, 10 a.m.
CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU and HONOLULU BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY, Plaintiffs-Appellees, vs. SUNOCO LP; ALOHA PETROLEUM, LTD.; ALOHA PETROLEUM, LLC; EXXON MOBIL OIL CORPORATION; ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC; SHELL OIL COMPANY; SHELL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY, LLC; CHEVRON CORP.; CHEVRON USA, INC.; BHP HAWAII, INC.; BP PLC; BP AMERICA, INC.; MARATHON PETROLEUM, CORP.; CONOCOPHILLIPS; CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY; PHILLIPS 66; PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY, Defendants-Appellants, and BHP GROUP LIMITED and BHP GROUP PLC, Defendants-Appellees.
No. SCAP-22-0000561, Thursday, July 6, 2023, 10 a.m.
STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. CHRISTOPHER L. WILSON, Defendant-Appellee.
No. SCCQ-22-0000658, Thursday, July 6, 2023, 2 p.m.
ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA; THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY; and TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY OF AMERICA, Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. BODELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY; SUNSTONE REALTY PARTNERS X, LLC; and STEADFAST INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendants-Appellees.
No. SCPW-23-0000076, Thursday, June 29, 2023, 10 a.m.
WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP; SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P.; and COVINGTON & BURLING LLP, Petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE ROBERT D.S. KIM, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge, and MARVIN MANIOUS; VALERIE MANIOUS; R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY; PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC.; LIGGETT GROUP LLC; GREENSPOON MARDER LLP; FOODLAND SUPER MARKET, LIMITED; J. HARA STORE, INC.; and WALMART INC., Respondents.
No. SCAP-22-0000335, Thursday, June 29, 2023, 2 p.m.
(Consolidated with SCAP-22-0000336, SCAP-22-0000337, SCAP-22-0000338, SCAP-22-0000340, SCAP-22-0000341, SCAP-22-0000343, SCAP-22-0000344, SCAP-22-0000345, and SCAP-22-0000352)
CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, acting by and through the HONOLULU AUTHORITY FOR RAPID TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. VICTORIA WARD, LIMITED, a Delaware Corporation; 988 HALEKAUWILA, LLC; 1001 QUEEN, LLC; 1118 ALA MOANA, LLC; 1108 AUAHI LLC; 1100 ALA MOANA, LLC; 1240 ALA MOANA LLC, THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION; VICTORIA WARD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, LLC; ASSOCIATION OF UNIT OWNERS OF 1001 QUEEN; ASSOCIATION OF UNIT OWNERS OF AALII; ASSOCIATION OF UNIT OWNERS OF 988 HALEKAUWILA; WARD VILLAGE OWNERS ASSOCIATION; AND AALII, LLC, Defendants-Appellants.
No. SCWC-20-0000320, Thursday, June 22, 2023, 10 a.m.
ARYN NAKAOKA and DARCIE NAKAOKA, Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. EUGENE SHIZURU and CAROLE SHIZURU; DANIEL T.M. CHOY, individually and dba CORINTHIANS REALTY; and LYNIEL CHOY, individually and dba RAINBOW REALTY INTERNATIONAL, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.
No. SCAP-21-0000701, Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 10 a.m.
THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS; and THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS, Plaintiffs-Appellees, vs. LESLIE H. KONDO, in his official capacity as State Auditor, STATE OF HAWAIʻI OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR, Defendants-Appellants.
No. SCWC-21-0000364 Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 2 p.m.
STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. TROY D. BORGE, JR., Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.
No. SCOT-22-0000418, Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 5 p.m.
In the Matter of the Application of HAWAIʻI ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY, INC. For Approval of a Power Purchase Agreement for Renewable Dispatchable Firm Energy and Capacity.
No. SCAP-22-0000029, Thursday, January 19, 2023, 10 a.m.
ACADEMIC LABOR UNITED, an unincorporated association; ASHLEY HIʻILANI SANCHEZ; KAWENAʻULAOKALĀ KAPAHUA; and CAMERON GRIMM, Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI; HAWAIʻI LABOR RELATIONS BOARD; and STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Defendants-Appellees.
No. SCEC-22-0000707, Thursday, January 19, 2023, 2:00 p.m.
J. NOELANI AHIA, SHAYNE NAMEAAEA HOSHINO, KACI-CHEREE DIZON, SHAWN-CHRISTIAN DIZON, CODY NEMET, FAY MCFARLANE, NORRIS MCFARLANE, JADE CHIHARA, KEVIN BLOCK, OLIVIA NGUYEN, TRINETTE FURTADO, KEISA LIU, CAROL LEE KAMEKONA, EMILIE VINCENT, LAURA JOHNSON, HARRY JOHNSON, SARA TEKULA, RENA BLUMBERG, MAYA MARQUEZ, JASON MEDINA, STACEY MONIZ, CHRISTY KAHOOHANOHANO, REAGAN KAHOOHANOHANO, ZION EBBERSON, RAUL GOODNESS, TERRILL JAMES KANE ALII WILIAMS, LORI SIERRA KNIGHT, GRETCHEN LEISENRING, JONATH PADILLA, ALENA ORNELLAS, and SANDRA IMBERI IOAKIMI, Plaintiffs, vs. ALICE L. LEE, KATHY L. KAOHU, County Clerk, County of Maui, and SCOTT T. NAGO, Chief Elections Office, State of Hawaiʻi, Defendants.
No. SCWC-20-0000457, Thursday, January 12, 2023, 2 p.m.
STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. LOGOVII TALO, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.
No. CAAP-21-0000517 (Consolidated with CAAP-21-0000513), Wednesday, January 11, 2023, 10 a.m.
EDMOND KRAFCHOW, KATHLEEN KRAFCHOW, Plaintiffs-Appellees, vs. DONGBU INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., nka DB INSURANCE CO., LTD., JOHN MULLEN & CO., INC., Defendants-Appellants, and John Does 1-10, Jane Does 1-10, Doe Entities 1-10, Defendants.