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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
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June 5, 2013 | SCWC-30065 [ADA] | Imamoto v. Kahi Mohala Hospital (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/30/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 425. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/28/2013. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/05/2013 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/08/2013. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/15/2013 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
June 4, 2013 | CAAP-10-0000120 [ADA] | State v. Iopa (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Criminal) | 129 Haw. 448 | |
June 4, 2013 | CAAP-10-0000123 [ADA] | State v. Salas (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/03/2013. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/17/2013 [ada]. S.Ct. mem.op., filed 02/12/2014 [ada], 133 Haw. 186. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Criminal) | 129 Haw. 448 | |
June 4, 2013 | SCPW-13-0000931 [ADA] | Tim Sing v. Nacino (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). |
Original Proceeding | ||
June 4, 2013 | SCWC-12-0000061 [ADA] | Hall v. Department of Land and Natural Resources (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order Granting |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
June 3, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000095 [ADA] | Alkire-Clemen v. Castle Medical Center (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/22/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 427. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/27/2013. 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. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/26/2013 [ada]. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeal Board | ||
June 3, 2013 | SCWC-30337 [ADA] | State v. Atwood. ICA s.d.o., filed 05/17/2012 [ada], 127 Haw. 241. Petitioner Terrance E. Atwood’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/24/2012. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari and Requesting Further Briefing, filed 10/05/2012 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Criminal) | 129 Haw. 414 | |
May 31, 2013 | 29036 [ADA] | Kekona v. Bornemann. Appellees Kekona’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/11/2013. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/10/2013 [ada], 130 Haw. 301. Application for Writ of Certiorari of Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellees Tamae M. Kekona and Tamae M. Kekona as Personal Representative of the Estate of Benjamin Paul Kekona, filed 10/16/2013. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/26/2013 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 04/24/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 254. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/04/2015. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/22/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 326. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Reconsideration of Judgment on Appeal filed 06/18/2015, filed 06/25/2015. S.Ct. Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/06/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 405. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 130 Haw. 58 | |
May 31, 2013 | 30316 [ADA] | J.L.P. Robinson LLC v. Allen (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Civil) | 129 Haw. 427 | |
May 31, 2013 | 30390 [ADA] | State v. Lindsey (s.d.o., affirmed). Concurring Opinion, by J. Reifurth [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/03/2013. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/18/2013 [ada]. Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Judgement of Conviction and Sentence) | 129 Haw. 427 | |
May 31, 2013 | 30490 [ADA] | Mahi v. The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/24/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 427. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit, Kona Division | ||
May 31, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000666 [ADA] | State v. Baker (mem.op., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/16/2013. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/22/2013 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 01/274/2014 [ada], 132 Haw. 1. Concurring Opinion, by J. Acoba [ada]. |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit, Kona Division (Abuse of a Household Member) | 129 Haw. 450 | |
May 31, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000721 [ADA] | Phillip G. Kuchler, Inc. v. Abe Lee Realty, Inc. (mem.op., vacated and remanded). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/07/2013. ICA Order Denying Respondents-Appellants / Cross-Appellees’ Motion for Reconsideration of Section III.A, filed 06/14/2013 [ada]. ICA Order of Correction, filed 09/09/2013 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Arbitration Award) | 129 Haw. 450 | |
May 31, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000168 [ADA] | Finance Factors, Limited v. Bihn (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/03/2013. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/17/2013 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Civil) | 129 Haw. 427 | |
May 31, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000499 [ADA] | Wolf v. Fuddy (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Access to President Obama's birth records) | 129 Haw. 427 | |
May 31, 2013 | CAAP-13-0000089 [ADA] | Chin v. Wiggins (Order Granting the May 10, 2013 Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
Family Court, 2nd Circuit | ||
May 31, 2013 | CAAP-13-0000385 [ADA] | Mizukami v. Don Quijote (USA) Co., Ltd (Order Denying May 28, 2013 HRAP Rule 40 Motion for Reconsideration of May 16, 2013 Dismissal Order). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 31, 2013 | SCPW-13-0000656 [ADA] | Tierney v. Matsuoka (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 05/03/2013. |
Original Proceeding | ||
May 31, 2013 | SCWC-11-0000097 [ADA] | State v. Woodhall. Opinion by C.J. Recktenwald, Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part [ada]. ICA s.d.o., filed 09/25/2012 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/18/2012. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/25/2013 [ada]. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, North and South Kona Division | 129 Haw. 397 | |
May 31, 2013 | SCWC-11-0000369 [ADA] | Plauche v. Plauche (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 01/24/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 29. Plaintiff-Appellant Jeffrey J. |
Family Court, 2nd Circuit | ||
May 31, 2013 | SCWC-11-0000374 [ADA] | State v. Amiral (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/30/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 425. Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakamura [ada]. Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant John N. Amiral’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/28/2013. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/04/2013. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/15/2013 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 02/13/2014 [ada], 132 Haw. 170. Concurring Opinion by C.J. Recktenwald, with whom J. Nakayama joins [ada]. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Ewa Division | ||
May 30, 2013 | 30380 [ADA] | Hoernig v. Hoernig (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit (Divorce) | 129 Haw. 427 | |
May 30, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000602 [ADA] | State v. Timmons (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Ewa Division (DUI) | 129 Haw. 427 | |
May 30, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000389 [ADA] | Francisco v. Marriott Hotel Services, Inc. (s.d.o., affirmed). ICA Order of Correction, filed 08/27/2013 [ada]. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (Workers Compensation) | 129 Haw. 427 | |
May 29, 2013 | ICA | CAAP-12-0001024 [ADA] | Lambert v. Teisina (Order Denying the May 22, 2013 Motion for Reconsideration). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 05/16/2013 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration by Defendant-Appellant Lesieli Teisina and Intervenor-Appellant Penisimani Teisina, filed 05/22/2013. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/12/2013. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari and Requesting Further Briefing, filed 07/15/2013 [ada]. S.Ct. Per Curiam Opinion, filed 01/10/2014 [ada] 131 Haw. 457. ICA s.d.o., filed 03/31/2015 [ada], 135 Haw. 215. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakamura [ada]. Petitioners Defendant-Appellant Lesieli Teisina’s and Intervenor-Appellant Penisimani Teisina’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/07/2015. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/10/2015 [ada]. Plaintiff-Appellee’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/17/2015. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/28/2015 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/17/2016 [ada] 137 Haw. 423 . |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
May 29, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000396 [ADA] | State v. Sato (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Promoting a Dangerous Drug) | 129 Haw. 427 | |
May 29, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000062 [ADA] | State v. Madela (mem.op., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Terroristic Threatening) | 129 Haw. 450 | |
May 29, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000688 [ADA] | U.S. Bank National Association v. Palama (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit (Post Judgment Relief) | 129 Haw. 427 | |
May 29, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000780 [ADA] | In re P Children (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit (Terminating Parental Rights) | 129 Haw. 427 | |
May 29, 2013 | CAAP-13-0000033 [ADA] | Federal Land Bank Association of Hawaii, FLCA v. Bassan (Order Granting Plaintiff-Appellee’s Motion to Dismiss). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/07/2013. ICA Order Denying Motion Requesting Reconsideration Dismissing Appeal Per Rule 40, filed 06/14/2013 [ada]. Petitioner-Defendants Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/15/2013. ICA Order of Correction, filed 07/16/2013 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/07/2013 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | ||
May 29, 2013 | SCPR-13-0000702 [ADA] | In re Johnson (Order Granting Petition to Resign and Surrender License). |
Original Proceeding | ||
May 29, 2013 | SCWC-28948 [ADA] | Pacific Lightnet, Inc. v. Time Warner Telecom, Inc. (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 01/25/2013 [ada]. Consolidated with No. 29105. Petitioner |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 29, 2013 | SCWC-29927 [ADA] | Yukimura v. Yukimura (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order Denying Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/11/2013 [ada]. ICA s.d.o., filed 01/22/2013 [ada], |
Family Court, 5th Circuit | ||
May 29, 2013 | SCWC-30691 [ADA] | Befitel v. Lyckman (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 03/18/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 294. Petitioner/Defendant and |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 28, 2013 | SCWC-11-0000891 [ADA] | State v. Tunley (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 02/21/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 106. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/24/2013. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 28, 2013 | SCWC-13-0000385 [ADA] | Mizukami v. Don Quijote (USA) Co., Ltd (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 24, 2013 | 30384 [ADA] | Makani Olu Partners, LLC v. Ah Sam (mem., op., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/23/2013. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/03/2013 [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 10/04/2013 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit (Quiet Title) | 129 Haw. 450 | |
May 24, 2013 | 30490 [ADA] | Mahi v. The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (s.d.o., affirmed). ICA Order of Correction, filed 05/31/2013 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit, Kona Division (Civil) | 129 Haw. 427 | |
May 24, 2013 | CAAP-11-0000622 [ADA] | Bartholomew v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 2nd Circuit, Wailuku Division (Theft) | 129 Haw. 427 | |
May 24, 2013 | SCPW-13-0000390 [ADA] | Rideout v. State (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus). S.Ct. Order Denying “Motion to Reconsider Ruling SCPW-13-0000390 Motion to Release under H.R.A.P. 23, filed 06/28/2013 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | ||
May 24, 2013 | SCWC-29652 [ADA] | Kam Center Specialty Corporation v. LWC IV Corporation (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA memo.op., filed 01/31/2013 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 24, 2013 | SCWC-29851 [ADA] | Abadilla v. Iwata ( Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). 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. mem.op., filed 08/19/2013 [ada], 130 Haw. 300. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | ||
May 23, 2013 | 30662 [ADA] | Kuroda v. Peck (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Leonard [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit (Order of Protection) | 129 Haw. 427 | |
May 23, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000480 [ADA] | State v. Faleta (mem.op., affirmed). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit (Sexual Assault) | 129 Haw. 450 | |
May 23, 2013 | CAAP-13-0000119 [ADA] | Mauka Fit Twenty LLC v. Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Order Approving Complainant-Appellant’s April 30, 2013 Stipulation for Dismissal). |
Public Utilities Commission | ||
May 23, 2013 | SCPW-13-0000530 [ADA] | Tierney v. Sakai (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). |
Original Proceeding | ||
May 23, 2013 | SCPW-13-0000616 [ADA] | Tierney v. County of Hawaii (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). |
Original Proceeding | ||
May 23, 2013 | SCWC-11-0000586 [ADA] | State v. Ungounga (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 02/15/2013 [ada], 129 Haw. 106. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/12/2013. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | ||
May 22, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000095 [ADA] | Alkire-Clemen v. Castle Medical Center (s.d.o., affirmed). 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. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/26/2013 [ada]. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeal Board (Workers' Compensation) | 129 Haw. 427 | |
May 22, 2013 | CAAP-12-0000535 [ADA] | Mikelson v. United Services Automobile Association (Order Denyting Motion for Partial Reconsideration of Memorandum Opinion). ICA mem.op., filed 05/06/2013 [ada]. Defendant-Appellant United Services Automobile Association’s Motion for |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 129 Haw. 450 |