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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
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August 29, 2013 | CAAP-10-0000011 [ADA] | Hawaii Medical Services Association v. Adams (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 130 Haw. 304 | |
August 28, 2013 | CAAP-10-0000150 [ADA] | Molfino v. Yuen (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/09/2013. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/17/2014 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 11/13/2014 [ada], 134 Haw. 181. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Civil) | 130 Haw. 304 | |
August 28, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000253 [ADA] | Jones v. Van Balen (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit (Possession) | 130 Haw. 304 | |
August 28, 2013 | SCWC-12-0000034 [ADA] | State v. Vaimili (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 04/26/2013 [ada]. Petitioner-Appellant Freedom Bail |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
August 28, 2013 | SCWC-12-0000295 [ADA] | Hawaii State Teachers Association v. University Laboratory School (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 04/15/2013 [ada], 148 Haw. 27. HSTA’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/16/2013. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 02/27/2014 [ada], 132 Haw. 426. Concurring Opinion by C. J. Recktenwald [ada]. Concurring Opinion by J. Acoba [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
August 27, 2013 | CAAP-10-0000173 [ADA] | State v. DeMello. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/06/2013. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/12/2013 [ada], 130 Haw. 301. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/11/2013. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/24/2014 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 11/02/2015 [ada], 136 Haw. 193. Dissenting Opinion by J. Pollack, in which Circuit Judge Perkins joins [ada]. |
District Court, 2nd Circuit, Wailuku Division | 130 Haw. 332 | |
August 27, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000389 [ADA] | Francisco v. Marriott Hotel Services, Inc. (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/30/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 427. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | ||
August 27, 2013 | SCOT-11-0000628 [ADA] | Alatan v. Kaneakua (Order Dismissing without Prejudice “Motion for New Trial”). |
Original Proceeding | ||
August 27, 2013 | SCOT-13-0002832 [ADA] | In re Canas (Order). |
Original Proceeding | ||
August 27, 2013 | SCPW-13-0002892 [ADA] | Espinoza v. District Court of the First Circuit, Honolulu Division (Order Denying “Appellant Denise Espinoza’s Emergency Motion for Writ of Mandamus; Pro[h]ibition; Pre[e]mptory; Warrant for Arrest” and “Appellant Denise Espinoza’s Motion for Stay of Proceedings”). |
Original Proceeding | ||
August 27, 2013 | SCPW-13-0002897 [ADA] | Jenkins v. Hawaii Paroling Authority Official (Order Denying Application for Writ of Mandamus). Application for Writ of Mandamus, filed 08/19/2013. |
Original Proceeding | ||
August 27, 2013 | SCWC-12-0000446 [ADA] | The Bank of New York Mellon v. Johnson (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., affirmed, filed 06/12/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 448. Concurring Opinion by Ginoza, J. [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/02/2013. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/17/2013 [ada]. S.Ct. Amending Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/17/2013 [ada]. Second Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/29/2013. |
District Court, 1st Circuit | ||
August 26, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000222 [ADA] | State v. Amadeo (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal) | 130 Haw. 304 | |
August 26, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000431 [ADA] | State v. Hargitt (s.d.o., vacated, remanded and dismissed). Concurring Opinion by J. Nakamura [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Wahiawa Division (Speeding) | 130 Haw. 304 | |
August 26, 2013 | SCWC-12-0000095 [ADA] | Alkire-Clemen v. Castle Medical Center (Order Dismissing Motion for Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/22/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 227. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/27/2013. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/03/2013 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/20/2013. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/19/2013 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/20/2013. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | ||
August 26, 2013 | SCWC-29649 [ADA] | Kanahele v. Maui County Council (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/29/2012 [ada], 128 Haw. 129. Concurring Opinion by J. Ginoza [ada]. Plaintiffs-Appellants’ Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/06/2012. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/19/2012 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/07/2012. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/17/2012 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 08/08/2013 [ada], 130 Haw. 228. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/16/2013. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 08/30/2013 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 130 Haw. 261 | |
August 24, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000355 [ADA] | Tierney v. State (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
District Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal Traffic) | 130 Haw. 304 | |
August 23, 2013 | ICA | CAAP-12-0000819 [ADA] | Narayan v. The Ritz-Carlton Development Company, Inc. (mem.op., vacated and remanded). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/26/2013. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/30/2014 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/03/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 327. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 07/14/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 343. Defendants-Respondents the Ritz-Carlton Development Company, Inc., et al. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/24/2017. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/09/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 380. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Arbitration) | |
August 23, 2013 | 28958 [ADA] | C. Brewer and Company, Ltd. v. Industrial Indemnity Company (Order Denying Defendant-Appellee Kehalani Holdings Company, Inc.’s Motion for Reconsideration). ICA mem.op., filed 08/07/2013 [ada]. Defendant-Appellee Kehalani Holdings Company, Inc’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/14/2013. ICA Order of Correction, filed 10/22/2013 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/20/2013 (Marine Indemnity |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | ||
August 23, 2013 | 30698 [ADA] | Miller v. Bank of New York Mellon (mem.op., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/25/2013. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/07/2014 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Foreclosure) | ||
August 23, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000643 [ADA] | In re D.T. (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Family Court, 2nd Circuit (Family Court Ruling) | 130 Haw. 304 | |
August 23, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000230 [ADA] | Hopkins v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Minimun-Term Claim) | 130 Haw. 304 | |
August 23, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000230 [ADA] | Hopkins v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Minimum-Term Claim) | 130 Haw. 303 | |
August 23, 2013 | SCWC-30070 [ADA] | Collins v. Wassell (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/21/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 295. Dissenting opinion, J. Reifurth [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/15/2013. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 02/28/2014 [ada], 133 Haw. 34. Concurring Opinion by J. Acoba [ada]. Dissenting Opinion by J. Pollack [ada]. |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | ||
August 22, 2013 | 30376 [ADA] | Pink v. Castro (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., affirmed, filed 07/26/2013 [ada], 130 Haw. 303. Motion to Answer the Motion for |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Waialua Division | ||
August 22, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000836 [ADA] | Simmons v. Aqua Hotels and Resorts, Inc. Defendant-Appellees Aqua Hotels and Resorts’ and Kai Management Services LLC’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/03/2013. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/13/2013 [ada], 130 Haw. 301. Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/10/2013. Petitioners/Defendants-Appellees’ Application for a Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/15/2013. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari from Petitioner/Plantiff-Appellant, filed 11/19/2013 [ada]. S. Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari from Petitioners/Defendants-Appellees, filed 12/23/2013 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 130 Haw. 325 | |
August 22, 2013 | SCAD-13-0000423 [ADA] | Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Ferrigno (Order of Suspension). S.Ct. Order of Reinstatement, file 08/21/2017 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | ||
August 22, 2013 | SCPW-13-0000288 [ADA] | Guerra v. Nacino (Order Denying without Prejudice Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 03/27/2013. |
Original Proceeding | ||
August 22, 2013 | SCPW-13-0002448 [ADA] | Shyanguya v. Nishimura (Order Denying Application for Writ of Mandamus). Application for Writ of Mandamus, filed 07/30/2013. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/30/2013. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/04/2013 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | ||
August 22, 2013 | SCPW-13-0002631 [ADA] | City and County of Honolulu v. Nakasone (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 08/07/2013. |
Original Proceeding | ||
August 21, 2013 | ICA | CAAP-13-0001182 [ADA] | Credit Associates of Maui, Ltd. v. Freitas (Order Granting the August 14, 2013 Motion for Reconsideration). ICA Order Dismissing the Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 24(c), filed 08/13/2013 [ada]. Defendant-Appellant Memorandum in Support of Motion to Reconsideration to the Order Dismissing the Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 24(c), filed 08/14/2013. ICA s.d.o., filed 05/26/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 2. Defendants-Appellants Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/09/2017. Defendants-Appellants Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/09/2017. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/15/2017 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/30/2017. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/06/2017 [ada]. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, North and South Kona Division | |
August 21, 2013 | 30179 [ADA] | I.S. v. P.S. (mem.op., affirmed in part, reversed in part, and vacated in part, and remanded). Consolidated with No. CAAP-10-0000082. |
Family Court, 5th Circuit (Divorce) | ||
August 21, 2013 | CAAP-11-0001082 [ADA] | First Hawaiian Bank v. Kai (Order Granting the August 4, 2013 Motion for Voluntary Dismissal of Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
August 21, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000746 [ADA] | State v. Tuiaana (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/26/2013. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/07/2014 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Burglary) | 130 Haw. 304 | |
August 21, 2013 | CAAP-13-0001055 [ADA] | State v. Dietrich (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). Petitioner-Defendant-Appellant Barabbas Dietrich’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/20/2013. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/01/2013 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
August 20, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000419 [ADA] | Williams v. Kanemaru (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Emotional Distress) | 130 Haw. 304 | |
August 20, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000697 [ADA] | Ryan v. Palmer. Defendants/Appellees Mary Lynne Boland and Kahana Manor AOAO’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/30/2013. ICA Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion for Reconsideration and Amending the Opinion of the Court, filed 09/12/2013 [ada], 130 Haw. 301. Defendants/Appellees Mary Lynne Boland and Kahana Manor AOAO’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/09/2013. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/22/2014 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 130 Haw. 321 | |
August 20, 2013 | CAAP-13-0000807 [ADA] | In re Application of Waianae Company (Order Approving the August 09, 2013 Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice of Appeal). |
Land Court | ||
August 20, 2013 | SCWC-10-0000214 [ADA] | State v. Hsu (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/09/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 426. Petitioner Robert Hsu’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/05/2013. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | ||
August 19, 2013 | CAAP-13-0001478 [ADA] | In the Matter of the Guardianship of Hajny (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rules 11(b)(2) and 11(c)(2)) |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | ||
August 19, 2013 | SCWC-12-0000095 [ADA] | Aikire-Clemen v. Castle Medical Center (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/22/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 427. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/27/2013. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/03/2013 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/20/2013. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/20/2013. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/26/2013 [ada]. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | ||
August 19, 2013 | SCWC-29851 [ADA] | Abadilla v. Iwata (mem.op., remanded). ICA mem.op., filed 01/31/2013 [ada]. ICA Order of Correction, filed 03/15/2013 [ada]. Petitioner-Appellee-Defendant Sanford Iwata’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/12/2013. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/24/2013 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Negligence) | 130 Haw. 300 | |
August 19, 2013 | SCWC-30161 [ADA] | State v. Taylor (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 02/29/2012 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/29/2012. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/06/2012 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 08/02/2013. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [ada]. S.Ct. Amended Opinion, filed 08/19/2013 [ada], 130 Haw. 196. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
August 19, 2013 | SCWC-30161 [ADA] | State v. Taylor (Amended Opinion). ICA s.d.o., filed 02/29/2012 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/29/2012. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/06/2012 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 08/02/2013. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, filed 08/02/2013 [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 08/19/2013 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 130 Haw. 196 | |
August 15, 2013 | 30298 [ADA] | Hitchcox v. Hawaiian Fluid Power (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (Disability) | 130 Haw. 304 | |
August 14, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000734 [ADA] | State v. Arios (s.d.o., vacated, remanded and dismissed without prejudice). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Ewa Division (DUI) | 130 Haw. 303 | |
August 14, 2013 | CAAP-11-0001095 [ADA] | Edward v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit (Post Conviction Relief) | 130 Haw. 303 | |
August 14, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000055 [ADA] | State v. Staszkow (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, North and South Hilo Division (DUI) | 130 Haw. 303 | |
August 14, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000074 [ADA] | State v. Davis (s.d.o., vacated, remanded and dismiss without prejudice). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/05/2013. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/19/2013 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 02/26/2014 [ada], 133 Haw. 102. Concurring Opinion by J. Acoba [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 04/09/2014 [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Ewa Division (DUI) | 130 Haw. 303 | |
August 14, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000273 [ADA] | State v. Ruiz (s.d.o., vacated, remanded and other points on appeal are moot). |
District Court, 1st Circuit (Assault) | 130 Haw. 303 |