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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-23-0000590 | Mount, Jr. v. Apao (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem. op., filed 05/22/2026, 158 Haw. 218. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/25/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 24, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-24-0000157 | State v. Lopez Ruiz (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/07/2026, 158 Haw. 211. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/30/2026. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| August 24, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-23-0000575 | Kingman v. Atlantis Submarines Hawaii, LLC (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/23/2026. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/25/2026. ICA Amended s.d.o., filed 04/23/2026, 158 Haw. 130. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 24, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-24-0000626 | U.S. Bank National Association v. Thede (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/30/2026, 158 Haw. 137. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/26/2026. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| August 24, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-24-0000333 | UMB Bank, N.A. v. Tupulua. ICA s.d.o., filed 03/19/2026, 158 Haw. 91. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/15/2026. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/27/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 24, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-24-0000706 | State v. Garces, Jr. ICA s.d.o., filed 10/27/2025, 157 Haw. 411. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/25/2026. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/23/2026. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| August 24, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-26-0000315 | Hawkes v. Davis (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal, filed 07/10/2026. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/10/2026. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/15/2026. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/30/2026. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| August 24, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-24-0000297 | Jones v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/27/2026, 158 Haw. 131. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/29/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 24, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-23-0000753 | State v. Dandurand (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/25/2026, 158 Haw. 101. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/01/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 24, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000482 | In re: Stucky v. Okabe (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| August 24, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000585 | Melemai v. Import (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 24, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-24-0000408 | Hawaiian Ranchos Road Maintenance Corporation v. Halvorsen (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/24/26, 158 Haw. 382. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/14/2026. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| August 24, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000542 | State v. Lee (s.d.o., affirmed in part and reversed in part). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| August 20, 2026 | S.Ct | SCPW-26-0000061 | In re: Ludwig (Order Denying Petition). Petition for Extraordinary Writ, filed 01/27/2026. |
Original Proceeding | |
| August 20, 2026 | S.Ct | SCPW-26-0000038 | In re: Ludwig (Order Denying Petition). Petition for Extraordinary Writ, filed 01/20/2026. |
Original Proceeding | |
| August 20, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000670 | Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee for Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-14 v. Igarashi (s.d.o., affirmed and denied). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 20, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-22-0000264 | Ramirez v. Lambert (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, Kona Division | |
| August 19, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000431 | Cabral v. Pali Momi Medical Center (Amended Order of Correction). ICA Opinion, filed 08/18/2026. ICA Order of Correction, filed 08/19/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 19, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000431 | Cabral v. Pali Momi Medical Center (Order of Correction). ICA Opinion, filed 08/18/2026. ICA Amended Order of Correction, filed 08/19/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 19, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000180 | Murayama v. Kalani Construction Incorporated (mem. op., vacated and remanded). Consolidated with CAAP-23-0000465, CAAP-24-0000025, and CAAP-24-0000374. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| August 19, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000366 | State v. Gray (s.d.o., reversed). |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, Ka‘ū Division | |
| August 18, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000056 | Choi v. Association of Apartment Owners of Queen Emma Gardens and Touchstone Properties LTD. (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 07/15/2026. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/28/2026. . ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/03/2026. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/14/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 18, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000431 | Cabral v. Pali Momi Medical Center. ICA Order of Correction, filed 08/19/2026. ICA Amended Order of Correction, filed 08/19/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 18, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000010 | C.L. v. E.F. (s.d.o., affirmed and denied). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 13, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-25-0000025 | Friends of Māhā‘ulepū v. Kaua‘i Planning Commission (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/07/2026, 158 Haw. 128. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/15/2026. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| August 12, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-22-0000402 | Ralston v. Board of Land and Natural Resources. ICA s.d.o., filed 06/10/2025 [ada], 156 Haw. 153. Opinion by Hiraoka, J, Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/07/2025. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/02/2025. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/15/2026, 158 Haw. 170. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 12, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000670 | A.S. v. B.S. (Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal, filed 06/01/2026. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/03/2026. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 11, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-25-0000060 | Rasmussen v. Coward (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal, filed 06/12/2026. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/15/2026. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/22/2026. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/24/2026. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| August 11, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-24-0000533 | State v. Kahele (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/09/2026, 158 Haw. 129. Consolidated with CAAP-24-0000534, CAAP-24-0000535, and CAAP-24-0000536. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/12/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 10, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-24-0000766 | State v. Pasley (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/20/2026, 158 Haw. 100. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/15/2026. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| August 10, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-25-0000005 | Ford v. Board of Appeals (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem. op., filed 03/30/2026, 158 Haw. 102. Consolidated with CAAP-25-0000004. ICA Order of Correction, filed 04/02/2026. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/16/2026. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/18/2026. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| August 10, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000714 | Hills IV v. Match Group, Inc. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 10, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000051 | State v. Drequito (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| August 10, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000367 | Choi v. Central Pacific Bank (s.d.o., affirmed and denied). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| August 7, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-22-0000698 | State v. Bekkum. ICA s.d.o., filed 06/13/2025 [ada], 156 Haw. 154. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/19/2025. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/27/2025 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/12/2025. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/15/2025. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/26/2025. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/02/2025. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/05/2025. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| August 7, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-22-0000441 | Booking.com B.V. v. Suganuma. ICA s.d.o., filed 05/07/2025 [ada], 156 Haw. 22. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/06/2025. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/01/2025. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 7, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000828 | Jacinto v. Parsons (mem. op., affirmed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| August 7, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-26-0000089 | D.Y. v. J.F. (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction). |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| August 7, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000069 | State v. Hawkes. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| August 6, 2026 | S.Ct | SCAP-24-0000313 | Ricapor-Hall v. Philip Morris USA Inc. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 6, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000349 | Choi v. Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union (Order). ICA s.d.o., filed 07/21/2026, 158 Haw. 383. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/03/2026. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| August 6, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000116 | Ho‘oponopono O Mākena v. Maui Planning Commission (s.d.o., affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| August 4, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-24-0000603 | In re: Atherton Richards Trust of September 19, 1972 (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 02/18/2026, 158 Haw. 64. Consolidated with CAAP-23-0000273 and CAAP-24-0000075. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/12/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| August 4, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000776 | State v. Bondaug-Balucan (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). Consolidated with CAAP-25-0000049. |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| August 3, 2026 | S.Ct | SCPW-26-0000172 | In re: Rivera (Order Denying Petitions Without Prejudice). Petition for Extraordinary Writ, filed 03/10/2026. |
Original Proceeding | |
| August 3, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000056 | Choi v. Association of Apartment Owners of Queen Emma Gardens and Touchstone Properties LTD. (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 07/15/2026. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/28/2026. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/14/2026. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/18/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| July 31, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000730 | Choi v. Wireless City LLC (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal, filed 07/15/2026. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/21/2026. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| July 31, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000077 | Gonda v. Duering (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| July 31, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000640 | State v. Cermelj (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/14/2026. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, North Kohala Division | |
| July 31, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000607 | State v. Kealoha (s.d.o., reversed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit |