Opinions 
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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 14, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000909 [ADA] | Accredited Home Lenders, Inc. v. Vaka (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | ||
| February 14, 2013 | CAAP-11-0001107 [ADA] | In re Hawaii State Teachers Association (s.d.o., affirmed). Consolidated with No. CAAP-12-0000047. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Labor Dispute) | 129 Haw. 105 | |
| February 14, 2013 | SCAD-12-0000376 [ADA] | Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Fernandez (Order of Disbarment). |
Original Proceeding | ||
| February 14, 2013 | SCPW-13-0000050 [ADA] | Ruh v. Intermediate Court of Appeals (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 01/28/2013. |
Original Proceeding. | ||
| February 14, 2013 | SCWC-11-0000814 [ADA] | State v. Han (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 09/12/2012 [ada], 128 Haw. 198. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/31/2012. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/19/2013 [ada], 130 Haw. 83. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 07/10/2013 [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 07/31/2013 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | ||
| February 13, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000785 [ADA] | State v. Attaguile (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/12/2013. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/10/2013 [ada]. |
District Court, 2nd Circuit, Wailuku Division (Traffic) | 129 Haw. 105 | |
| February 13, 2013 | SCWC-11-0000488 [ADA] | County of Hawaii v. Lui (Order Vacating Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 10/30/2013 [ada], 128 Haw. 475. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/03/2013. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/24/2012 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/15/2013 [ada]. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit | ||
| February 12, 2013 | 29448 [ADA] | In re Mann Family Litigation (s.d.o., affirmed in part, vacated in part and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Awarding Fees and Costs) | 129 Haw. 105 | |
| February 12, 2013 | 29486 [ADA] | McCully Associates v. Ten Grand Associates (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Civil) | 129 Haw. 105 | |
| February 12, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000719 [ADA] | State v. Tanaka (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30). |
District Court, 1st Circuit | ||
| February 12, 2013 | SCWC-11-0000791 [ADA] | Fukumoto v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 11/21/2012 [ada], 128 Haw. 476 . Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/31/2012. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | ||
| February 11, 2013 | 29927 [ADA] | Yukimura v. Yukimura (Order Denying Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 01/22/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 29. Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/01/2013. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/15/2013. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/29/2013 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/27/2013 [ada], 130 Haw. 1. |
Family Court, 5th Circuit | ||
| February 11, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000654 [ADA] | State v. Beaver (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/06/2013. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/20/2013 [ada]. Dissenting Opinion by J. Pollack, in which J. Acoba joins [ada]. |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit (Persistent Nonsupport) | 129 Haw. 105 | |
| February 11, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000360 [ADA] | Chen v. Lu (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/09/2013. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/06/2013 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit (Custody) | 129 Haw. 105 | |
| February 11, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000390 [ADA] | In re AI and AK (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit (Termination of Parental Rights) | 129 Haw. 105 | |
| February 11, 2013 | SCAD-12-0001113 [ADA] | Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Nishioka (Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline). S.Ct. Order, filed 07/09/2013 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | ||
| February 11, 2013 | SCWC-11-0000008 [ADA] | State v. Hoke IV (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 009/25/2012 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/28/2012. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit | ||
| February 11, 2013 | SCWC-11-000024 [ADA] | State v. Hoke IV (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 09/25/2012 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/28/2012. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit | ||
| February 11, 2013 | SCWC-11-0000813 [ADA] | State v. Kanaka‘ole (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 09/25/2012 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/28/2012. |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | ||
| February 8, 2013 | 30329 [ADA] | Perry v. Perez-Wendt. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 129 Haw. 95 | |
| February 6, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000369 [ADA] | Plauche v. Plauche (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of Summary Disposition Order filed January 24, 2013). ICA s.d.o., filed 01/24/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 29. Plaintiff-Appellant Jeffrey J. Plauche’s Motion for Reconsideration of Summary Disposition Order filed on January 24, 2013, filed 02/01/2013. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/24/2013. S. Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/28/2013 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/29/2013. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/31/2013 [ada]. |
Family Court, 2nd Circuit Court | ||
| February 6, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000668 [ADA] | State v. Joy (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30). Motion for Reconsideration of Appeal and to Set Aside Dismissal, filed 02/15/2013. ICA Order Denying the February 15, 2013 Motion for Reconsideration of Appeal and to Set Aside Dismissal, filed 02/20/2013 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
| February 6, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000810 [ADA] | Franks v. Franks (Order Granting Defendant-Appellant’s January 31, 2013 Motion to Close Case). |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | ||
| February 6, 2013 | CAAP-12-000739 [ADA] | In re Application of Guardian Trust Company, Limited to Register and Confirm Title to Land Situated at Waikiki, Honolulu, City and County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii v. Marn (Order Dismissing Appeals Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30). Consolidated with No. CAAP-12-0000740. |
Land Court | ||
| February 6, 2013 | SCPW-13-0000021 [ADA] | Grandinetti v. Bobby Ross Group, Inc. (BRG) (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Writ of Mandamus). |
Original Proceeding | ||
| February 6, 2013 | SCWC-11-0000338 [ADA] | State v. Gomez-Lobato (Order Granting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 10/25/2012 [ada], 128 Haw. 312. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/21/2012. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 10/30/2013 [ada], 130 Haw. 465. Concurring Opinion by J. Acoba [ada]. |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | ||
| February 5, 2013 | CAAP-12-0001038 [ADA] | State v. Howard (Order Approving the January 21, 2013 Stipulation of the Parties for Dismissal of Appeal). |
District Court, 5th Circuit | ||
| February 5, 2013 | SCAD-12-0001034 [ADA] | Office of Diciplinary Counsel v. Agard (Order of Suspension). S.Ct. Order of Reinstatement, filed 02/28/2014 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | ||
| February 1, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000381 [ADA] | State v. Hunt (Order Approving the Stipulation for Dismissal of Appeal filed on January 22, 2013). |
District Court, 3rd Circuit | ||
| January 31, 2013 | 29652 [ADA] | Kam Center Specialty Corporation v. LWC IV Corporation (memo.op., reversed and affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/12/2013. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/24/2013 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Summary Possession) | ||
| January 31, 2013 | 29727 [ADA] | In re Thomas H. Gentry Revocable Trust (mem.op., affirmed). Consolidated with No. 29728. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Trust) | ||
| January 31, 2013 | 29851 [ADA] | Abadilla v. Iwata (mem.op., vacated and remanded). 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]. S.Ct. mem.op., filed 08/19/2013 [ada], 130 Haw. 300. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Damages) | ||
| January 31, 2013 | 30123 [ADA] | Avelo Mortgage, LLC v. Segundo (s.d.o., affirmed). ICA Order of Correction, filed 03/14/2013 [ada]. ICA Amended Order of Correction, filed 03/14/2013 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Writ of Ejectment) | 129 Haw. 105 | |
| January 31, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000166 [ADA] | Karpeles Manuscript Library v. Duarte. ICA Order Granting Appellants’ Motion |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 129 Haw. 90 | |
| January 31, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000393 [ADA] | State v. Kong. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/29/2013. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/13/2013 [ada]. Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, to Rejection of Oral Argument [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 12/10/2013 [ada], 131 Haw. 94. Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, with whom J. McKenna joins [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 129 Haw. 135 | |
| January 30, 2013 | 28805 [ADA] | Feddy Nobriga Enterprises, Inc. v. State, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 129 Haw. 123 | |
| January 30, 2013 | 30564 [ADA] | Heinzman v. Cendant Corporation (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (Workers Compensation) | 129 Haw. 105 | |
| January 30, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000466 [ADA] | Felipe v. City and County of Honolulu, Honolulu Emergency Services Department (s.d.o.,vacated and remanded). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (Attorney's Fees) | 129 Haw. 105 | |
| January 30, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000581 [ADA] | State v. Helsen (s.d.o., reversed). |
District Court, 2nd Circuit, Lahaina Division (Criminal Trespass) | 129 Haw. 105 | |
| January 30, 2013 | CAAP-11-0001027 [ADA] | State v. Goo-Vidinha (mem.op., vacated and remanded). |
District Court, 1st Circuit (Assault) | ||
| January 30, 2013 | SCAD-12-0000879 [ADA] | Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Furusho (Order). |
Original Proceeding | ||
| January 30, 2013 | SCPW-12-0000978 [ADA] | Tierney v. Sheriff’s Division, Department of Public Safety (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). S.Ct. Order |
Original Proceeding | ||
| January 29, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000998 [ADA] | Association of Apartment Owners of the Waikoloa Beach Villas v. Sunstone Waikoloa, LLC. Application of Writ of Certiorari filed 03/28/2013. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/08/2013 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/28/2013 [ada], 130 Haw. 152. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 129 Haw. 117 | |
| January 29, 2013 | SCWC-11-0000081 [ADA] | State v. Lui (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). Dissenting Opinion by J. Pollack, filed 01/29/2013 [ada]. ICA mem.op., filed 10/18/2012 [ada], 128 Haw. 497. Application for Writ of Certiorari,, filed 12/17/2012. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit | ||
| January 29, 2013 | SCWC-11-0000749 [ADA] | State v. Hart (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 09/26/2012 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/24/2012. |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | ||
| January 28, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000166 [ADA] | Karpeles Manuscript Library v. Duarte (Order Granting Appellants’ Motion for Publication of the Court’s December 20, 2012 Memorandum Opinion). ICA memo.op., filed 12/20/2012. ICA Opinion, filed 01/31/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 90. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | ||
| January 28, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000054 [ADA] | Fratinardo v. The Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Hawaii. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 129 Haw. 107 | |
| January 28, 2013 | CAAP-12-0001031 [ADA] | Hart v. Ticor Title Insurance Company (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
District Court, 1st Circuit | ||
| January 28, 2013 | SCPW-13-0001153 [ADA] | Tumale v. Taguma (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). |
Original Proceeding | ||
| January 28, 2013 | SCWC-10-0000188 [ADA] | County of Hawaii v. UNIDEV, LLC. (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 08/31/2012 [ada], 128 Haw. 378. Consolidated with No. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit |