Opinions 
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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000043 [ADA] | Kasnetz v. Kasnetz (Amended s.d.o., affirmed). ICA s.d.o., filed 07/23/2024, 154 Haw. 413. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/02/2024. ICA Order, filed 10/09/2024 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| October 9, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000043 [ADA] | Kasnetz v. Kasnetz (Order). ICA s.d.o., filed 07/23/2024, 154 Haw. 413. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/02/2024. ICA Amended s.d.o., filed 10/09/2024 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| October 8, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-19-0000581 [ADA] | U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. v. Morton (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/12/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 293. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/08/2024. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit, Kona Division | |
| October 8, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000066 [ADA] | Fuche Corporation Inc. v. Leung (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| October 8, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000417 [ADA] | Meckley v. Peebles (s.d.o., vacated in part, remanded, and affirmed in part). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| October 7, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-22-0000349 [ADA] | In Re: Tax Appeal of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. Department of Taxation. ICA s.d.o., filed 03/15/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 48. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/25/2024. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/01/2024 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/13/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/08/2024 [ada]. |
The Tax Appeal Court | |
| October 7, 2024 | S.Ct | SCCQ-23-0000515 [ADA] | Aloha Petroleum, LTD. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA. Concurring Opinion by Ginoza, J [ada]. |
Certified Questions from the United States District Court for the District of Hawai‘i | |
| October 4, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000388 [ADA] | State v. Spies (Amended Order of Correction). ICA mem. op., filed 10/03/2024 [ada]. ICA Order of Correction, filed 10/04/2024. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| October 4, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000388 | State v. Spies (Order of Correction). ICA mem. op., filed 10/03/2024 [ada]. ICA Amended Order of Correction, filed 10/04/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| October 4, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-20-0000060 [ADA] | State v. Truglio (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/29/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 258. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/22/2024. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| October 4, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-21-0000656 [ADA] | State v. Grewer (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). Dissent by McCullen, J. ICA s.d.o., filed 08/29/2024 [ada]. Dissenting Opinion by McCullen, J. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/06/2024. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| October 4, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000495 [ADA] | U.S. Bank National Association v. Young (Order). ICA s.d.o., filed 09/20/2024 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/30/2024. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| October 4, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000379 [ADA] | Kanakaole v. State (mem. op., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| October 3, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-19-0000261 [ADA] | Loyalty Development Company, LTD. v. Ching (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/17/2024 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/13/2024. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| October 3, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000170 [ADA] | Nationstar Mortgage LLC v. Ferrer-Guerrero (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| October 3, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000697 [ADA] | Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Russo (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| October 3, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000554 [ADA] | Birthdaysuit, III v. Adarna (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| October 3, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000568 [ADA] | Birthdaysuit, III v. Adarna (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| October 3, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000388 [ADA] | State v. Spies (mem. op., vacated, remanded, and affirmed). ICA Order of Correction, filed 10/04/2024 [ada]. ICA Amended Order of Correction, filed 10/04/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| October 2, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-20-0000435 [ADA] | Nakamura v. Nakamura (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/20/2024 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/15/2024. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 30, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000536 [ADA] | Cook v. The Association of Apartment Owners of Mt. Terrace (s.d.o., affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 30, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000267 [ADA] | E.M. v. C.W. (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 09/13/2024 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/23/2024. |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| September 30, 2024 | S.Ct | SCPW-24-0000487 [ADA] | Krueger v. Hawai‘i State Department of Public Safety (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus). Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed 07/23/2024. |
Original Proceeding | |
| September 30, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-21-0000489 [ADA] | State v. Kekaualua (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 5th Circuit, Līhuʻe Division | |
| September 30, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000932 [ADA] | Wang v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/24/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 257. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/19/2024. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 30, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000757 [ADA] | In Re: Arbitration of Nordic PCL Construction, Inc. v. LPIHGC, LLC (Order Dismissing Appeal by Hiraoka, J.). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 27, 2024 | S.Ct | SCPR-24-0000556 [ADA] | In Re: Pascual (Order Granting Petition to Resign in Good Standing). |
Original Proceeding | |
| September 27, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000099 [ADA] | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB v. Domingo (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 07/14/2022 [ada], 151 Haw. 356. Consolidated With Case No. CAAP-18-0000712. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/25/2022. ICA Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/26/2022 [ada]. ICA Amended s.d.o., filed 08/26/2022 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/07/2022. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/11/2022 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/14/2022 [ada]. S.Ct. mem. op., filed 02/15/2023 [ada], 152 Haw. 164. ICA Order Dismissing Appeal as Moot, filed 06/20/2023 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/20/2023. ICA Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/30/2023 [ada]. ICA Order Dismissing Appeal as Moot, filed 12/29/2023 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/26/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/19/2024 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 09/10/2024 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/20/2024. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 09/23/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| September 27, 2024 | S.Ct | SCPW-24-0000465 [ADA] | In Re: Evans (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 07/08/2024. S.Ct. Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 09/23/2024 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/23/2024. |
Original Proceeding | |
| September 27, 2024 | S.Ct | SCOT-24-0000454 [ADA] | Bolden v. State (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 27, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000299 [ADA] | D.F. v. T.F. (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| September 27, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000665 [ADA] | Tacub, Jr. v. Hawaiian Homes Commission (s.d.o., vacated, affirmed, and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 27, 2024 | S.Ct | SCAP-23-0000460 [ADA] | Jardine, III v. State. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Devens, J. [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| September 26, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-19-0000505 [ADA] | Andrade v. Kuolulu (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem. op., filed 06/04/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 289. Consolidated with CAAP-19-0000576. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/30/2024. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/29/2024. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| September 26, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-21-0000476 [ADA] | Wilmington Savings Fund Society v. Shodahl (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 26, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-21-0000312 [ADA] | State v. Ah Mow (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Wahiawa Division | |
| September 25, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000430 [ADA] | In re: The Conservatorship and Guardianship of Sheena May Winnie (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal of Respondent-Appellant Sheena May Winnie, filed 07/14/2022 [ada]. Consolidated with CAAP-21-0000370. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/05/2022. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/24/2022 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 25, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000501 [ADA] | Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Bass (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| September 25, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000301 [ADA] | In Re: J.W. (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 25, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000744 [ADA] | Schmidt v. HSC, Inc. (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| September 25, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000601 [ADA] | State v. Van Gieson (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 24, 2024 | S.Ct | SCAP-22-0000371 [ADA] | Rosehill v. State. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| September 24, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-23-0000383 [ADA] | Kia‘i Wai o Wai‘ale‘ale v. Board of Land and Natural Resources (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/28/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 407. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/03/2024. ICA Order, filed 07/09/2024 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/31/2024. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/27/2024. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 24, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000576 [ADA] | Panuelos v. Bank of America, N.A. (mem. op., vacated in part and affirmed in part). ICA Order, filed 03/24/2023 [ada]. Consolidated with CAAP-20-0000577, CAAP-20-0000578, and CAAP-20-0000579. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 10/04/2024. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| September 24, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000498 [ADA] | Rand v. Rand (s.d.o., affirmed). ICA Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Cross-Appeal, filed 01/28/2021 [ada]. |
Family Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| September 24, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000355 [ADA] | Deutsche Bank v. Scilla (s.d.o., affirmed). Consolidated with CAAP-22-0000411. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 23, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000099 [ADA] | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB v. Domingo (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 07/14/2022 [ada], 151 Haw. 356. Consolidated With Case No. CAAP-18-0000712. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/25/2022. ICA Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/26/2022 [ada]. ICA Amended s.d.o., filed 08/26/2022 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/07/2022. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/11/2022 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/14/2022 [ada]. S.Ct. mem. op., filed 02/15/2023 [ada], 152 Haw. 164. ICA Order Dismissing Appeal as Moot, filed 06/20/2023 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/20/2023. ICA Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/30/2023 [ada]. ICA Order Dismissing Appeal as Moot, filed 12/29/2023 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/26/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/19/2024 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 09/10/2024 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/20/2024. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/27/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| September 23, 2024 | S.Ct | SCPW-24-0000465 [ADA] | In Re: Evans (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 07/08/2024. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/23/2024. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/27/2024 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | |
| September 23, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-23-0000415 [ADA] | Dailey v. Department of Land and Natural Resources (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/16/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 176. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/31/2024. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| September 23, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000011 [ADA] | Kaua‘i Springs, Inc. v. Planning Department of the County of Kaua‘i (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit |