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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
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December 24, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-13-0000404 [ADA] | State v. DeCaires (Order of Amendment). ICA mem.op., filed 11/30/2015 [ada], 136 Haw. 372. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Post-Conviction Relief) | |
December 24, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001046 [ADA] | State v. Kendall (s.d.o., reversed). Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Ginoza [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division (Criminal Littering) | 136 Haw. 545 |
December 24, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0000387 [ADA] | Charles v. Kapalua Bay, LLC (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 07/24/2015 [ada]. Petitioners/Plaintiffs/Appellants Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/10/2015. S.Ct. s.d.o., filed 09/18/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 419. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
December 24, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0000427 [ADA] | State v. Paris (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 07/31/2015 [ada]. ICA Order of Correction, filed 09/22/2015 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed, 11/15/2015. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 08/08/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 254. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by C.J. Recktenwald, in which J. Nakayama joins [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
December 23, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-11-0000594 [ADA] | Kawakami v. Kahala Hotel Investors (mem.op., affirmed). ICA mem.op., filed 03/25/2014 [ada], 133 Haw. 451. Plaintiff-Appellant Jason Kawakami’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/24/2014. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/07/2014 [ada]. Petitioner-Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross Appellee Jason Kawakami’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/08/2014. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/17/2014 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 12/22/2014 [ada], 134 Haw. 352. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/26/2016. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/08/2016 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/29/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 507. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 136 Haw. 543 |
December 23, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-12-0001109 [ADA] | Andrews v. Crime Victim Compensation Commission (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 09/30/2015 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/22/2015. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/05/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Civil) | |
December 23, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000719 [ADA] | State v. Ishaya (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 136 Haw. 544 |
December 23, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000796 [ADA] | State v. Sato (s.d.o., reversed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Ewa Division | 136 Haw. 545 |
December 23, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001193 [ADA] | State v. Lay (s.d.o., affirmed and reversed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit | 136 Haw. 544 |
December 23, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001282 [ADA] | State v. Huber (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
District Court, 2nd Circuit, Wailuku Division | 136 Haw. 544 |
December 23, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000253 [ADA] | McKenna v. Association of Apartment Owners of Elima Lani (Order (1) Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction; and (2) All Pending Motions are Dismissed as Moot). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
December 23, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000554 [ADA] | McKenna v. Association of Apartment Owners of Elima Lani (Order (1) Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction; and (2) All Pending Motions are Dismissed as Moot). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
December 23, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000560 [ADA] | Bennett v. Chung (Order (1) Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30 and (2) Dismissing as Moot the October 23, 2015 Motion to Dismiss the Appeal or to Supplement the Record). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
December 23, 2015 | S.Ct | SCPR-15-0000926 [ADA] | In re Floyd (Order Granting Petition to Resign and Surrender License). |
Original Proceeding | |
December 23, 2015 | S.Ct | SCPW-15-0000716 [ADA] | Galmiche v. Chang (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 10/02/2015. |
Original Proceeding | |
December 22, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-11-0000377 [ADA] | Hui Maka’ainana A Kalawahine v. Hawaiian Homes Commission. ICA Order of Amendment, filed 01/13/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 137 Haw. 71 |
December 22, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-13-0005394 [ADA] | Medeiros v. State (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division (Civil) | 136 Haw. 544 |
December 22, 2015 | S.Ct | SCAP-13-0002266 [ADA] | The Sierra Club v. D.R. Horton-Schuler Homes, LLC. Dissenting Opinion by J. Pollack [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 136 Haw. 505 |
December 22, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0005595 [ADA] | State v. Henley. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by C.J. Recktenwald, in which J. Nakayama [ada]. ICA s.d.o., filed 01/29/2015 [ada], 134 Haw. 475. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/17/2015. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/03/2015 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 136 Haw. 471 |
December 21, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-13-0000745 [ADA] | NK, on behalf of VK v. SK, on behalf of KS (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Family Court, 2nd Circuit (Protective Order) | 136 Haw. 544 |
December 21, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0000384 [ADA] | State v. Godines (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/24/2016. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/04/2016 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 08/05/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 243. ICA s.d.o., filed 05/21/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 353. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, North/South Hilo Division (No Vehicle Insurance) | 136 Haw. 544 |
December 21, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001336 [ADA] | District Council 50 of the International Union of Painters v. Colon (mem.op., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/28/2016. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/10/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 136 Haw. 543 |
December 21, 2015 | S.Ct | SCAP-13-0000029 [ADA] | State v. Toma (mem.op., vacated and remanded). Dissent to Part I by J. Pollack with whom J. McKenna joins [ada]. Dissent to Part II by J. Nakayama with whom Circuit Judge Nacino joins [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 137 Haw. 18 |
December 21, 2015 | S.Ct | SCPW-15-0000936 [ADA] | Labatte v. Luke (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 12/14/2015. |
Original Proceeding | |
December 18, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-11-0000410 [ADA] | Clement v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). Concurring Opinion by C.J. Nakamura [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/29/2016. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/13/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (DNA Testing) | 136 Haw. 544 |
December 18, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-12-0000545 [ADA] | Menehune Sun, LLC v. Yalimaiwai (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Ejectment) | 136 Haw. 544 |
December 18, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001313 [ADA] | Green Party of Hawaii v. Nago. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/27/2016. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/10/2016 [ada]. ICA Order of Correction, filed 03/17/2016 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 07/19/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 228. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 137 Haw. 58 |
December 18, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000141 [ADA] | Bali Hai Villas, Ltd. v. Gibson (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
December 18, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000238 [ADA] | Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC v. Huffman ((1) Order Vacating the November 25, 2015 Order and Jurisdication is Returned to this Court; and (2) the Appeal is Dismissed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit | |
December 18, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000332 [ADA] | U.S. Bank National Association v. Tabuyo (Order Granting the December 10, 2015 Motion for Reconsideration). ICA Order Dismissing the Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30, filed 11/30/2015 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 12/10/2015. ICA s.d.o., filed 12/20/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 522. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
December 18, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000543 [ADA] | Tabion v. Tabion (Order Dismissing the Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/25/2016. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/02/2016 [ada]. |
Family Court, 2nd Circuit | |
December 18, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000650 [ADA] | Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Greenspon (Order Granting in Part the December 9, 2015 Motion to Withdraw Appeal Without Prejudice and the Appeal is Dismissed). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
December 18, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-12-0000514 [ADA] | State v. Hardoby (s.d.o, affirmed). ICA s.d.o., filed 02/23/2015 [ada], 134 Haw. 477. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/12/2015. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/03/2015 [ada]. |
District Court, 2nd Circuit (Traffic) | 137 Haw. 18 |
December 17, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-13-0000386 [ADA] | State v. Shimabukuro (Order of Amendment). ICA mem.op., filed 11/30/2015 [ada], 136 Haw. 372. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/16/2016. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/31/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Sexual Assault) | |
December 17, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000099 [ADA] | US Bank National Association v. Malinay (Order Approving Stipulation for Dismissal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
December 17, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000568 [ADA] | Batalona v. State (Order Dismissing the Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
December 16, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000025 [ADA] | State v. Agliam (s.d.o., remanded). |
District Court, 3rd District, North and South Hilo Division | 136 Haw. 544 |
December 16, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0003478 [ADA] | State v. Gladman (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 08/17/2015 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/11/2015. S.Ct. s.d.o., filed 01/15/2016 [ada]. Concurring Opinion by J. Wilson [ada]. Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakayama, with whom C.J. Recktenwald joins [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Wahiawa Division | |
December 15, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001304 [ADA] | Cabral v. Palisade Pointe Estates, Inc (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 136 Haw. 375 |
December 14, 2015 | S.Ct | SCPW-15-0000910 [ADA] | Mather v. Chang (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Superintending Control). Petition for Writ of Superintending Control, filed 11/30/2015. |
Original Proceeding | |
December 14, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-11-0000556 [ADA] | Panoke v. Reef Development of Hawaii, Inc. Dissenting Opinion, by J. Nakayama [ada]. ICA s.d.o., filed 06/30/2014 [ada], 133 Haw. 449. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/02/2014. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/14/2014 [ada]. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | 136 Haw. 448 |
December 11, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-12-0000434 [ADA] | State v. Palama (mem.op., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit (Trespass) | 136 Haw. 543 |
December 11, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-12-0000574 [ADA] | In re Marn Family Litigation (s.d.o., dismissed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/28/2016. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/09/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Trust) | 136 Haw. 374 |
December 11, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-12-0001095 [ADA] | State v. O’Brien (s.d.o., reversed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division (DUI) | 136 Haw. 374 |
December 11, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001058 [ADA] | Leoffler v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/26/2016. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/12/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Dismissing Petition) | 136 Haw. 374 |
December 11, 2015 | S.Ct | SCAD-14-0001333 [ADA] | Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Wooten (Order of Suspension). S.Ct. Order of Reinstatement, filed 08/05/2016 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | |
December 11, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0000401 [ADA] | State v. Abregano. Attachment to S.Ct. Opinion. Dissenting Opinion to Part II, by C.J. Recktenwald, with whom J. Nakayama joins [ada]. ICA s.d.o., filed 07/31/2014 [ada], 133 Haw. 511. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/27/2014. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/11/2014 [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 12/11/2015 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 136 Haw. 489 |
December 11, 2015 | S.Ct | SCWC-13-0000401 [ADA] | State v. Abregano (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 07/31/2014 [ada], 133 Haw. 511. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/27/2014. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/11/2014 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 12/11/2015 [ada]. Attachment to S.Ct. Opinion. Dissenting Opinion to Part II, by C.J. Recktenwald, with whom J. Nakayama joins [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
December 10, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-14-0001295 [ADA] | Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc. v. American Electric Co. LLC (Order Approving the December 1, 2015 Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice of Hawaiian Dredging Appeal in CAAP-14-0001378). ICA Order Approving (1) the January 15, 2016 Stipulation and Order for Dismissal with Prejudice of Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.’s Appeal and (2) The February 1, 2016 Stipulation and Order for Dismissal with Prejudice of T Bailey, Inc.’s Appeal, filed 02/08/2016 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
December 10, 2015 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000661 [ADA] | Sapigao Construction, Inc. v. Allied Pacific Builders, Inc. (Order Approving the November 30, 2015 Stipulation for Dismissal of Appeal with Prejudice). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit |