Opinions 
For 2009 and older, Case Number link will display content as an html page. PDF link will display a scanned image with file date stamp and judicial signatures. Beginning in 2010, Case Number link will display a scanned image with file date stamp and judicial signatures. ADA link will display an accessible file compatible with online reader devices. Click here to view Opinions and Orders from 1998 to 2009.
Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001137 [ADA] | Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Greenspon (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/30/2018. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/14/2018 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 09/17/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 237. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/27/2018. S.Ct. Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion for Reconsideration, filed 10/04/2018 [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 10/04/2018 [ada]. |
District Court, 2nd Circuit, Lahaina Division | 141 Haw. 145 |
| November 30, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000619 [ADA] | State v. Lopez (mem. op., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 141 Haw. 146 |
| November 30, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000030 [ADA] | State v. Ganotisi (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 141 Haw. 145 |
| November 30, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000024 [ADA] | State v. Ji (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/12/2018. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/23/2018 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 141 Haw. 246 |
| November 29, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000421 [ADA] | State v. Castillon (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 05/31/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 242. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/11/2017. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/16/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 406. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| November 24, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000005 [ADA] | Bank of America, N.A. v. Reyes-Toledo (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 3/16/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 134. Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Grisel Reyes-Toledo’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/06/2016. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/22/2016 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 02/28/2017 [ada], 139 Haw. 361. ICA s.d.o., filed 07/21/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 248. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/19/2017. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 10/09/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 249. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 10/15/2018 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| November 24, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001274 [ADA] | Volquardsen v. Murata (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 141 Haw. 144 |
| November 24, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000109 [ADA] | State v. Kanoa (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/20/2018. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/03/2018 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 141 Haw. 130 |
| November 22, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000839 [ADA] | State v. Yamaguchi (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, Puna Division | 141 Haw. 144 |
| November 22, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000040 [ADA] | US Bank v. Sandoval (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 141 Haw. 144 |
| November 22, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000485 [ADA] | GL v. DL (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). Dissenting Opinion by Nakamura, C.J. [ada].
|
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 141 Haw. 144 |
| November 22, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000784 [ADA] | Bennett v. Chung (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 08/08/2017 [ada]. ICA Order of Correction, filed 08/11/2017 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/09/2017. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 10/09/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 266. ICA s.d.o., filed 04/21/2021 [ada], 149 Haw. 205. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/21/2021. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/26/2021 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/02/2021. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/22/2021 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| November 21, 2017 | S.Ct | SCPW-17-0000532 [ADA] | Moana v. Wong. Order of Correction, filed 11/30/2017 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | 141 Haw. 100 |
| November 21, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0004085 [ADA] | State v. Quiday. ICA Opinion, filed 06/21/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 124. Dissenting and Concurring Opinion by J. Fujise. ICA Order Rescinding and Entering an Amended Dissenting and Concurring Opinion, filed 06/22/2016 [ada]. Amended Dissenting and Concurring Opinion by Fujise, J. [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/16/2016. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/31/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 141 Haw. 116 |
| November 21, 2017 | S.Ct | SCPW-17-0000171 [ADA] | Curioso v. Gangnes. Order of Correction, filed 11/30/2017 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | 141 Haw. 100 |
| November 17, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000742 [ADA] | Wells Fargo Bank v. Erum (Order Granting Intervenor Robert Rosen’s Motion (1) for Reconsideration of Summary Disposition Order filed September 5, 2017 and (2) to Dismiss the Appeal as Moot). ICA s.d.o., filed 09/05/2017, 140 Haw. 418. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/14/2017. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/22/2018. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/21/2018 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| November 17, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000509 [ADA] | State v. Long (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/30/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 21. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/28/2017. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| November 17, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000623 [ADA] | County of Maui v. United Public Workers (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| November 17, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000467 [ADA] | County of Maui v. United Public Workers (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| November 17, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000459 [ADA] | Cooper v. State (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| November 16, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000613 [ADA] | Wilmington Fund Society v. Yasuda (Order Granting Motion to Withdraw Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| November 16, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000452 [ADA] | State v. Alisna (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| November 16, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000820 [ADA] | Commercial Properties, Limited v. Poehnelt (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| November 15, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001352 [ADA] | Ibbetson v. Kaiawe (Order Denying Defendant/CounterClaimant/Third-Party Plaintiff/Appellant Dean Kaiawe’s Motion for Reconsideration of Memorandum Opinion Filed October 31, 2017). ICA mem. op., filed 10/31/2017 [ada], 143 Haw. 99. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Ginoza, J. [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/09/2017. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/22/2017. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/13/2018 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/27/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 1. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| November 15, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000708 [ADA] | Fernandez v. Tokyo Tei, Inc. (Order Granting Motion to Withdraw Appeal). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| November 15, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000393 [ADA] | State v. Keliikoa (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
District Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| November 15, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000392 [ADA] | State v. Keliikoa (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
District Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| November 15, 2017 | S.Ct | SCPW-17-0000738 [ADA] | Umberger v. Crabtree (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 10/23/2017. |
Original Proceeding | |
| November 14, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000458 [ADA] | State v. Delos Santos (Order Granting the October 26, 2017 Motion for Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| November 13, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000655 [ADA] | State v. DeLeon (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/12/2018. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/19/2018 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 09/07/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 208. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal) | 141 Haw. 246 |
| November 13, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000562 [ADA] | In re LLR (s.d.o., affirmed). Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Ginoza, J. [ada]. |
Family Court, 2nd Circuit | 141 Haw. 129 |
| November 9, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-13-0003397 [ADA] | In re Estate of Camacho (Order of Correction). ICA Opinion, filed 07/31/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 404. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/08/2018. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/27/2018 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| November 9, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000425 [ADA] | Bank of America v. Yee (Order Granting the July 17, 2017 Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/11/2018. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/16/2018 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| November 9, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0000021 [ADA] | Nozawa v. Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 06/21/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 10. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/27/2017. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 04/24/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 331. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| November 7, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000411 [ADA] | In re CM (Order of Correction). ICA Opinion, filed 09/29/2017 [ada], 141 Haw. 348. |
Family Court, 5th Circuit | |
| November 7, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000413 [ADA] | State v. Pitolo (Order of Correction). ICA Opinion, filed 10/30/2017 [ada], 141 Haw. 131. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/29/2018. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/22/2018 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 03/18/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 100. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| November 7, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000647 [ADA] | State v. Kaneaiakala (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/24/2017. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/02/2018 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 10/01/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 231. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Burglary) | 141 Haw. 67 |
| November 7, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000473 [ADA] | State v. Kaohu (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 04/28/2017 [ada], 139 Haw. 470. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/29/2017. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| November 6, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0002043 [ADA] | State v. Souza (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/28/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 14. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/24/2017. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/30/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 390. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Nakayama, J. in which Recktenwald, C.J., joins [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 06/01/2018 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| November 6, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0000930 [ADA] | Association of Apartment Owners of Waipouli Beach Resort v. Uponor, Inc. (Order Rejecting Applications for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 07/25/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 249. Defendant-Appellee Uponor, Inc.’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/04/2017. Defendant-Appellees Dorvin D. Leis Co., Inc.’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/04/2017. Defendant-Appellee Sto Corp. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/04/2017. ICA Order Denying Defendants’ Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/24/2017 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/25/2017. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| November 6, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000015 [ADA] | In re PC (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/15/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 8. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/21/2017. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| November 3, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000395 [ADA] | State v. Ceon (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/21/2017 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/22/2017. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| November 2, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000615 [ADA] | State v. Keller (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/28/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 16. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/05/2017. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Waiʻanae Division | |
| November 2, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000006 [ADA] | State v. Yokota (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/23/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 13. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/22/2017. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 09/05/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 200. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| November 2, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000090 [ADA] | Lewi v. State (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/31/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 4. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Nakamura, C. J. [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/05/2017. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 11/07/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 333. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| November 2, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0000133 [ADA] | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Omiya (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 07/25/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 249. Dissenting Opinion by Ginoza, J. [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/21/2017. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/15/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 439. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| October 31, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000201 [ADA] | State v. Sado (mem. op., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/18/2018. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/30/2018 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 141 Haw. 129 |
| October 31, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000699 [ADA] | WP v. MS (mem. op., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/27/2018. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/12/2018 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 141 Haw. 246 |
| October 31, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001352 [ADA] | Ibbetson v. Kaiawe (mem. op., affirmed). Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Ginoza, J. [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/09/2017. ICA Order Denying Defendant/CounterClaimant/Third-Party Plaintiff/Appellant Dean Kaiawe’s Motion for Reconsideration of Memorandum Opinion Filed October 31, 2017, filed 11/15/2017 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/22/2017. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/13/2018 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/27/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 1. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 143 Haw. 99 |
| October 31, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-13-0000104 [ADA] | In re Complainant/Dispute Resolution CDR.2769.8 (mem. op., affirmed). Consolidated with CAAP-13-0000108. |
The Commission on Water Resource Management | 141 Haw. 67 |