Opinions 
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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000065 [ADA] | U.S. Bank Trust v. Cummings (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| June 29, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000709 [ADA] | The Estate of Bruce S. Perdue v. State (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| June 29, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000569 [ADA] | State v. Hansen (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit (OVUII) | 140 Haw. 17 |
| June 29, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000572 [ADA] | State v. Love (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/05/2017. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/27/2017 [ada]. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, South Kohala Division (OVUII) | 140 Haw. 17 |
| June 29, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000688 [ADA] | Messer v. Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 29, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000100 [ADA] | State v. Iona (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/28/2017. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/10/2017 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/22/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 412. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 140 Haw. 17 |
| June 29, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000674 [ADA] | State v. Lata (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal Trepass) | 140 Haw. 17 |
| June 29, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000808 [ADA] | State v. Garcia (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal) | 140 Haw. 18 |
| June 29, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0001151 [ADA] | State v. Nakamitsu. ICA mem.op., filed 01/29/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 51. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/25/2016. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/06/2016 [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division (OVUII) | 140 Haw. 157 |
| June 28, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-13-0002043 [ADA] | State v. Souza (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/24/2017. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/06/2017 [ada]. 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 (Firearm Violation) | 140 Haw. 14 |
| June 28, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000900 [ADA] | The Bank of New York Mellon v. Peck (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). Petitioner-Defendant-Appellant, Jeffrey T. Peck’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/28/2017. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/27/2017 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Foreclosure) | 140 Haw. 16 |
| June 28, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000646 [ADA] | State v. Cooper (s.d.o., reversed). Concurring Opinion by C.J. Nakamura [ada]. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit (Speeding) | 140 Haw. 16 |
| June 28, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000894 [ADA] | County of Hawai‘i v. Santos (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Civil) | 140 Haw. 14 |
| June 28, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000019 [ADA] | State v. Marques-Fernandez (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/23/2017. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/03/2017 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Sexual Assault) | 140 Haw. 15 |
| June 28, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000493 [ADA] | Freitas v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal) | 140 Haw. 15 |
| June 28, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000582 [ADA] | Auger v. Pocino (s.d.o., reversed). |
Family Court, 5th Circuit (Temporary Restraining Order) | 140 Haw. 15 |
| June 28, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000615 [ADA] | State v. Keller (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/05/2017. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/02/2017 [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Waiʻanae Division (Assault) | 140 Haw. 16 |
| June 28, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000428 [ADA] | Batalona v. State (mem.op., vacated, remanded, and affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/31/2017. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/11/2017 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/05/2017. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/13/2017 [ada]. S.Ct. s.d.o., filed 06/28/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 458. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Restitution) | 140 Haw. 15 |
| June 28, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001393 [ADA] | State v. Lanoza (mem.op., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Attempted Murder) | 140 Haw. 16 |
| June 28, 2017 | S.Ct | SCAP-15-0000462 [ADA] | Kawashima v. State, Department of Education. ICA Order Dismissing Appellate Court Case Number CAAP-15-0000462 for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 02/03/2016 [ada]. Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant Diane Kawashima’s and Defendant-Appellants/Cross-Appellees State of Hawaii’s Joint Motion for Reinstatement of Appeals, filed 02/12/2016. ICA Order Granting February 21, 2016 HRAP Rule 40 Motion for Reconsideration of February 3, 2016 Order Dismissing Appellate Court Case Number CAAP-15-0000462 for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 02/23/2016 [ada]. Plaintiffs/Appellees’ Motion for Reconsideration of the Opinion of the Court filed on June 28, 2017, filed 07/20/2017. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/27/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 434. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 140 Haw. 139 |
| June 27, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000621 [ADA] | HSBC Bank USA, NA. v. Albert (Order Dismissing the Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 27, 2017 | S.Ct | SCAD-17-0000410 [ADA] | Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Agmata (Order of Suspension). |
Original Proceeding | |
| June 27, 2017 | S.Ct | SCAD-15-0000709 [ADA] | Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Collins (Order Denying Motion Without Prejudice). S.Ct. Order of Suspension, filed 1/20/2016 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | |
| June 27, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000290 [ADA] | Dias v. Salem King LLC (Order Approving the June 12, 2017 “Stipulation for Dismissal of Appeal”). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 27, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000084 [ADA] | Slezak v. Shih (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| June 27, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000043 [ADA] | McAndrew v. Association of Apartment Owners of Kuapa Isle (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 27, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000886 [ADA] | Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Bailey (Order Approving the June 21, 2017 Stipulation for Dismissal of Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 27, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000510 [ADA] | In re Hawai‘i Air Ambulance (Hawai‘i Life Support) v. Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board (Order Approving the June 20, 2017 Stipulation to Dismiss the Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 27, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000463 [ADA] | In re Hawai‘i Air Ambulance (Hawai‘i Life Support) v. Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board (Order Approving the June 20, 2017 Stipulation to Dismiss the Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 27, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000158 [ADA] | US Bank National Association v. Wright (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o.,filed 06/26/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 14. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| June 26, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-13-0002347 [ADA] | Missler v. Board of Appeals of the County of Hawai‘i (mem. op., vacated in part, affirmed in part and remanded). Consolidated with CAAP-13-0002752 and CAAP-13-0003040. Petitioners and Appellants-Appellants Richard Missler and Patricia Missler’s Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/02/2017. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/15/2017 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Attorney's Fees) | 140 Haw. 13 |
| June 26, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000158 [ADA] | US Bank National Association v. Wright (s.d.o., vacated in part and remanded). ICA Order of Correction, filed 06/27/2017 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Civil) | 140 Haw. 14 |
| June 23, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000160 [ADA] | Understood LLC v. Ramirez (Order Granting the June 8, 2017 Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal with Prejudice). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 23, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000519 [ADA] | Purtell v. State (Order Granting the June 19, 2017 Motion). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 23, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000006 [ADA] | State v. Yokota (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/22/2017. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/02/2017 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 09/05/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 200. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Theft) | 140 Haw. 13 |
| June 23, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001107 [ADA] | State v. Lee (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/08/2017. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/17/2017 [ada]. |
District Court, 5th Circuit (Assault) | 140 Haw. 12 |
| June 22, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000874 [ADA] | Bailey v. Routh Crabtree Olsen (s.d.o., affirmed). ICA Order of Correction, filed 08/17/2017 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Foreclosure) | 140 Haw. 12 |
| June 22, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001092 [ADA] | Lee v. Routh Crabtree Olsen (s.d.o., affirmed). ICA Order of Correction, filed 08/17/2017 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Foreclosure) | 140 Haw. 12 |
| June 22, 2017 | S.Ct | SCAP-14-0001363 [ADA] | O’Grady v. State (Order of Correction). S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/07/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 36. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 09/27/2017 [ada], 141 Haw. 26. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| June 21, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000164 [ADA] | Rice v. Rice, et al. (Order Granting May 25, 2017 Motion to Dismiss Appellate Court Case Number CAAP-17-0000164 for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 21, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000528 [ADA] | Libero v. State (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/26/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 2. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/13/2017. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/28/2017. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/10/2017 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| June 21, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000841 [ADA] | Birano v. State (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 01/26/2017 [ada], 139 Haw. 296. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/10/2017. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 08/31/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 163. Dissenting Opinion by Nakayama, J. in which Circuit Judge Ayabe, joins [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 21, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000021 [ADA] | Nozawa v. Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 (mem.op., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/27/2017. S.Ct Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/09/2017 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 04/24/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 331. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Discrimination) | 140 Haw. 10 |
| June 21, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000759 [ADA] | State v. Williander (s.d.o., affirmed). Dissenting Opinion by Nakamura, C.J. [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/02/2017. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/30/2017 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 04/04/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 155. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Robbery) | 140 Haw. 10 |
| June 21, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000395 [ADA] | State v. Ceon (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/22/2017. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/03/2017 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Sexual Assault) | |
| June 21, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000561 [ADA] | State v. Love (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card) | 140 Haw. 10 |
| June 21, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-12-0001040 [ADA] | State v. Nelson. Consolidated with Nos. CAAP-12-0001041, CAAP-12-0001042, CAAP-12-0001043, CAAP-12-0001044, CAAP-12-0001045, CAAP-12-0001046, and CAAP-12-0001047. ICA Opinion, filed 09/29/2016 [ada], 139 Haw.147. Petitioner-Appellant International Fidelity Insurance Company’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/23/2016. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/03/2017 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 140 Haw. 123 |
| June 21, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0001217 [ADA] | State v. McGhee. ICA s.d.o., filed 10/23/2015 [ada], 136 Haw. 192. Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakamura [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/30/2015. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/08/2016 [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 140 Haw. 113 |
| June 20, 2017 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000332 [ADA] | Quin‘ley v. State (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/19/2017 [ada], 139 Haw. 561. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/14/2017. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 20, 2017 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000890 [ADA] | GF v. Department of Human Services, State (s.d.o., reversed and affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 140 Haw. 9 |