Opinions 
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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000445 [ADA] | State v. Beck (Order for Sanctions and Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| June 12, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000625 [ADA] | Liliha Professional Building, LLC v. Nada, Ono, Ka‘anehe, Solomon & Hayashi LLP (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). ICA s.d.o., filed 09/29/2022 [ada], 152 Haw. 1. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| June 12, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000310 [ADA] | Citifinancial Servicing LLC v. Nordmeier (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| June 12, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000456 [ADA] | State v. Tran (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 144 Haw. 393 |
| June 12, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000412 [ADA] | State v. Evans (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 144 Haw. 392 |
| June 12, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000583 [ADA] | Nationstar Mortgage LLC v. Boonstra (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/09/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/05/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 144 Haw. 393 |
| June 12, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000290 [ADA] | State v. Myers (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/19/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/27/2019 [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 144 Haw. 392 |
| June 10, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000886 [ADA] | JF v. LR (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem. op., filed 02/26/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 64. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/29/2019. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 10, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000324 [ADA] | JW v. LW (Amended Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Cross-Appeal). ICA Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Cross-Appeal, filed 06/06/2019. ICA s.d.o., filed 10/28/2021 [ada], 150 Haw. 155. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/05/2021. ICA Order, filed 11/19/2021 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 10, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000609 [ADA] | Price v. Coulson (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 392 |
| June 10, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0001135 [ADA] | In re: BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Los Angeles, Inc. v. Murakami. ICA mem. op., filed 09/28/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 235. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 10/08/2018. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 10/30/2018 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/21/2018. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/31/2019 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/28/2019. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/03/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 07/05/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 38 |
| June 10, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000130 [ADA] | State v. Kapalski (mem. op., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 144 Haw. 391 |
| June 10, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000310 [ADA] | Kapolei Marketplace, LLC v. J1S Incorporated (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| June 10, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000832 [ADA] | Rapozo v. State (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| June 10, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000960 [ADA] | In re: Elaine Emma Short Revocable Living Trust Agreement Dated July 17, 1984 (mem. op., affirmed and reversed). Petitioner/Respondent’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/30/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/27/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/18/2020 [ada], 147 Haw. 456. Opinion Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part, By Recktenwald, C. J., With Whom Nakayama, J., Joins [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration by Trustee First Hawaiian Bank, filed 06/29/2020. Motion for Reconsideration by Respondent David Short, filed 06/29/2020. S.Ct Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/30/2020 [ada]. S.Ct Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/30/2020 [ada]. Dissent to Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 391 |
| June 7, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000933 [ADA] | Roberts v. Jayswal (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 144 Haw. 391 |
| June 7, 2019 | S.Ct | SCAD-19-0000262 [ADA] | Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Manuia (Order of Suspension). |
Original Proceeding | |
| June 7, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000371 [ADA] | State v. Mellow (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| June 7, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000829 [ADA] | State v. Medeiros (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 01/24/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 3. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/29/2019. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 12/20/2019 [ada], 146 Haw. 1. Concurring Opinion by Nakayama, J. [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| June 7, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000626 [ADA] | State v. Oberle (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/25/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/22/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 143 Haw. 373 |
| June 6, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000324 | JW v. LW (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Cross-Appeal). ICA Amended Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Cross-Appeal, filed 06/10/2019 [ada]. ICA s.d.o., filed 10/28/2021 [ada], 150 Haw. 155. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/05/2021. ICA Order, filed 11/19/2021 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 6, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000545 [ADA] | Joslin v. Ota Camp-Makibaka Association, Inc. (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem. op., filed 04/05/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 154. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/03/2019. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/19/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/26/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 6, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000909 [ADA] | State v. Barnes. Dissenting Opinion by Recktenwald, C.J., in which Nakayama, J. joins, as to Part IV.B of the Majority Opinion [ada]. ICA s.d.o., filed 04/13/2017 [ada], 139 Haw. 432. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/01/2017. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/15/2017 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 213 |
| June 6, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-12-0000287 [ADA] | State v. Guity. ICA mem. op., filed 10/31/2016 [ada], 139 Haw. 272. ICA Order of Correction, filed 11/21/2016 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/17/2017. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/03/2017 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 557 |
| June 6, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000317 [ADA] | Kahawaiolaa v. Hawaiian Sun Investments, Inc. (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/10/2019. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/12/2019 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/01/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/14/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 04/30/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 424. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 143 Haw. 373 |
| June 5, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0001232 [ADA] | In re: Marn Family Litigation (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order Dismissing Eric Y. Marn’s Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30, filed 05/21/2015 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/20/2015. ICA Order Denying the July 20, 2015 Motion for Relief from Dismissal Order, filed 07/27/2015 [ada]. ICA s.d.o., filed 09/28/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 236. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/06/2019. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 5, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000502 [ADA] | Vicente v. Hilo Medical Investors, Ltd. (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 04/26/2019 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/03/2019. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/12/2019. S.Ct. Order Denying “Motion to Reconsider”, filed 06/20/2019 [ada]. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| June 5, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000447 [ADA] | U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. v. Yee (s.d.o. affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 144 Haw. 390 |
| June 5, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000225 [ADA] | Andrade v. Kuolulu (K) (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| June 5, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000404 [ADA] | State v. Hironaka (s.d.o. reversed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 144 Haw. 391 |
| June 4, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000149 [ADA] | Nationstar Mortgage LLC v. Currier (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| June 3, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000499 [ADA] | Abordo v. Ichida (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/30/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 375. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/28/2019. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/09/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/02/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 3, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000947 [ADA] | In re Attorney’s Fees Pertaining to Fujimoto (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| May 31, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000797 [ADA] | State v. Lee (mem. op., vacated and remanded). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/03/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/16/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 02/09/2021 [ada], 149 Haw. 45. Dissenting Opinion by Wilson, J. [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 390 |
| May 31, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000712 [ADA] | Bank of Hawaii v. Kimi (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 144 Haw. 390 |
| May 31, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000075 [ADA] | Katz v. County of Maui (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| May 31, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000631 [ADA] | Amar v. Wright (Order). ICA s.d.o., filed 12/19/2019 [ada], 146 Haw. 30. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, Puna Division | |
| May 31, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000568 [ADA] | In re: Office of Information Practices Opinion Letter No. F16-01 (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/29/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/27/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/16/2020 [ada], 147 Haw. 286. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 144 Haw. 389 |
| May 31, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000347 [ADA] | Ebbo v. SGG, LLC (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 144 Haw. 389 |
| May 31, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000207 [ADA] | Tim Sing v. Mossman (mem. op., vacated and remanded). Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-15-0000891. Application for Writ of Certiorari by Plaintiff-Appellee Astrande, filed 08/26/2019. Application for Writ of Certiorari by Defendant-Appellee Mossman, filed 08/26/2019. Application for Writ of Certiorari by Tim Sing Plaintiffs, filed 08/28/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/21/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/21/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/21/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 144 Haw. 389 |
| May 31, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000475 [ADA] | State v. Mills (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 144 Haw. 388 |
| May 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000692 [ADA] | State v. Su (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/03/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/22/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/15/2020, 147 Haw. 272. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/19/2020. S.Ct. Order Granting Motion to Amend Opinion, filed 06/23/2020 [ada]. S.Ct. Amended Opinion, filed 06/23/2020 [ada], 147 Haw. 272. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 144 Haw. 387 |
| May 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000649 [ADA] | Waikoloa Village Association v. JR&M Restaurants Hawaii LLC (mem. op., vacated and remanded). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 144 Haw. 388 |
| May 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000083 [ADA] | Skahan v. Stutts Construction (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| May 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000084 [ADA] | Skahan v. Stutts Construction (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| May 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000379 [ADA] | State v. Pires (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/28/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/14/2019 [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 386 |
| May 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000596 [ADA] | MM v. BD (s.d.o., affirmed). Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-17-0000106. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/28/2019. S.Ct. Order Denying Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/16/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 144 Haw. 387 |
| May 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000088 [ADA] | State v. Pires (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/29/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/10/2019 [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Kāneʻohe Division | 144 Haw. 387 |
| May 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000417 [ADA] | State v. Galvez (mem. op., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/22/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/05/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 144 Haw. 387 |
| May 29, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000188 [ADA] | Cook v. The Association of Apartment Owners of Mt. Terrace (Order Granting April 12, 2019 Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit |