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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000470 [ADA] | Moloaa Farms LLC v. Green Energy Team LLC (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/27/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/25/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 154 Haw. 296 |
| June 21, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000632 [ADA] | State v. Moore (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). Consolidated with CAAP-19-0000633. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 296 |
| June 21, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000704 [ADA] | In re: Application of Pioneer Mill Company, Limited (mem.op., affirmed). Motions for Reconsideration, filed 07/01/2024. ICA Order, filed 07/08/2024 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/22/2024. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/09/2024. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/14/2024. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/15/2024/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/09/2024 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/09/2024 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/21/2024. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/27/2024 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/27/2024. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Motion for Reconsideration, filed 12/27/2024 [ada]. |
Land Court | 154 Haw. 404 |
| June 20, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000074 [ADA] | Friends of the Ha‘ikū Stairs v. City and County of Honolulu (Order for Temporary Injunction). ICA Order Granting in Part Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal, filed 07/03/2024 [ada]. Concur in Part and Dissent in Part by Hiraoka, J. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 20, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000450 [ADA] | U.S. Bank v. Saiki (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 296 |
| June 20, 2024 | S.Ct | SCAP-22-0000547 | Llanes v. Bank of America, N.A. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/01/2024. S.Ct. Order Granting in Part Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/09/2024 [ada]. S.Ct. Amended Opinion, filed 09/09/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 423. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 154 Haw. 423 |
| June 20, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000488 [ADA] | Mathias & Niehaus, LLC v. Kaliae LLC (mem.op., affirmed, vacated, and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 154 Haw. 403 |
| June 20, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000594 [ADA] | In re: Islands Hospice, Inc. v. Malama Ola Health Services LLC (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 403 |
| June 20, 2024 | S.Ct | SCOT-21-0000581 [ADA] | Surface Water Use Permit Applications, Integration of Appurtenant Rights and Amendments to the Interim Instream Flow Standards, Nā Wai ‘Ehā Surface Water Management Areas of Waihe‘e River, Waiehu Stream, Wailuku River (previously known as ‘Īao Stream) and Waikapū Stream, Maui. |
Commission on Water Resources Management | 154 Haw. 309 |
| June 20, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000192 [ADA] | Acupan v. Venzon (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 154 Haw. 295 |
| June 19, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000083 [ADA] | State v. Leus (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem. op., filed 11/08/2023 [ada], 153 Haw. 378. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/22/2024. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 18, 2024 | S.Ct | SCPR-24-0000400 [ADA] | In re: Wootton (Order Granting Petition to Resign in Good Standing). |
Original Proceeding | |
| June 18, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000708 [ADA] | Watanabe v. Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop DBA Kamehameha Schools (mem.op., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 294 |
| June 17, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-22-0000056 [ADA] | State v. Fay. ICA s.d.o., filed 10/31/2023 [ada], 153 Haw. 305. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/09/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/23/2024 [ada]. |
District Court, 2nd Circuit, Lahaina Division | 154 Haw. 305 |
| June 17, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000147 [ADA] | Eckart-Dodd v. Dodd (Order Rejecting Applications for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 01/06/2024 [ada], 153 Haw. 444. Consolidated with CAAP-18-0000696. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/24/2024. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/25/2024. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 17, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000130 [ADA] | J.S. v. K.R. (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 293 |
| June 14, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-18-0000473 [ADA] | Hart v. Real Estate Commission (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/27/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 88. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/01/2024. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 14, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000283 [ADA] | Sarol v. State (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 13, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000511 [ADA] | N.P. v. A.C. (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Family Court, 5th Circuit | 154 Haw. 293 |
| June 12, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-19-0000618 [ADA] | Webb v. OSF International, Inc. (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/13/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 85. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/01/2024. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 02/11/2025 [ada]. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| June 12, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-22-0000466 [ADA] | State v. Green (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 02/06/2024 [ada], 153 Haw. 526. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/02/2024. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 12, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-19-0000107 [ADA] | Mālama Kakanilua v. Director of the Department of Public Works (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/15/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 49. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/14/2024. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| June 12, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-19-0000335 [ADA] | Wheels of Justice, LLC v. Title Guaranty Escrow Services, Inc. (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/20/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 86. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/08/2024. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/16/2024 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/06/2024. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| June 12, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000581 [ADA] | U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. v. Morton (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/08/2024. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/08/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit, Kona Division | 154 Haw. 293 |
| June 10, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-19-0000668 [ADA] | Akana v. Hawai‘i State Ethics Commission (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem. op., filed 01/22/2024 [ada], 153 Haw. 523. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/16/2024. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 10, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-22-0000446 [ADA] | Dean v. State. Concurring Opinion by Ginoza, J. [ada]. ICA s.d.o., filed 06/30/2023 [ada], 153 Haw. 250. Consolidated with CAAP-22-0000445. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/03/2023. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/11/2023 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/13/2023. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/22/2023. ICA Order, filed 07/20/2023 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/05/2023 [ada]. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | 154 Haw. 298 |
| June 7, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000507 [ADA] | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation v. Wegesend (Amended Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). ICA Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal, filed 06/07/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 7, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000507 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation v. Wegesend (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). ICA Amended Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal, filed 06/07/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| June 7, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000391 [ADA] | Greenspon v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (s.d.o., affirmed). Consolidated with CAAP-20-0000442. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/27/2024. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/21/2025 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 154 Haw. 292 |
| June 6, 2024 | S.Ct | SCPW-24-0000191 [ADA] | Yellen v. Circuit Court, Third Circuit (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 03/22/2024. |
Original Proceeding | |
| June 6, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-22-0000611 [ADA] | State v. Ramos (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 01/30/2024 [ada], 153 Haw. 524. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/06/2024. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| June 6, 2024 | S.Ct | SCPR-24-0000369 [ADA] | In Re: Watson (Order Granting Petition to Resign and Surrender License). |
Original Proceeding | |
| June 6, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-21-0000307 [ADA] | S.R. v. J.R. (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 02/08/2024 [ada], 153 Haw. 580. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/26/2024. |
Family Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| June 6, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000084 [ADA] | Lane v. Avis Budget Group, Inc (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/25/2024. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/27/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/23/2025 [ada]. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | 154 Haw. 262 |
| June 6, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000463 [ADA] | Klassen v. Heirs and/or assigns of Inoa (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 154 Haw. 262 |
| June 5, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-22-0000267 [ADA] | State v. Browder. Dissenting Opinion by Ginoza, J., in which Recktenwald, C.J., joins [ada]. ICA mem. op., filed 10/20/2023 [ada], 153 Haw. 305. Concurring Opinion by Leonard, J. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/18/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/22/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 154 Haw. 237 |
| June 4, 2024 | S.Ct | SCAP-23-0000063 [ADA] | State v. Tran. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 211 |
| June 4, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000118 [ADA] | Moore v. Estabrook (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal, filed 11/13/2023 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/25/2024. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit, Puna Division | |
| June 4, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000505 [ADA] | Andrade v. Kuolulu (mem. op., affirmed, vacated in part, and remanded). Consolidated with CAAP-19-0000576. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/30/2024. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/29/2024. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/26/2024 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/24/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 154 Haw. 289 |
| June 4, 2024 | S.Ct | SCAP-22-0000699 [ADA] | HELG Administration Services, LLC v. Department of Health. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 228 |
| June 4, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000575 [ADA] | Weis v. Pali Momi Medical Center (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | 154 Haw. 289 |
| June 3, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000728 [ADA] | Rodriguez v. AOAO Kihei Alii Kai, Inc (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| May 31, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000635 [ADA] | Young v. Lin (s.d.o., vacated, remanded, and affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 261 |
| May 31, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000485 [ADA] | Sierra Club of Hawai‘i v. Anaergia Services, LLC. Consolidated with CAAP-19-0000503. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 154 Haw. 398 |
| May 31, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000804 [ADA] | Seghorn v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | 154 Haw. 260 |
| May 31, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-20-0000477 [ADA] | Taylor v. Tsuchida (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 260 |
| May 31, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000883 [ADA] | Laurance v. Makana Aloha Plantation Association (s.d.o., affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/23/2024. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/20/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 154 Haw. 260 |
| May 30, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-22-0000585 [ADA] | Alpha, Inc. v. Board of Water Supply (Order Accepting Applications for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 12/29/2023 [ada], 153 Haw. 564. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/08/2024. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/31/2024 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/19/2024. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/22/2024. ICA Order of Correction, filed 03/22/2024. ICA Amended Order of Correction, filed 04/25/2024 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 09/04/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 486. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| May 30, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-23-0000444 [ADA] | State v. Carter (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 03/06/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 96. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/25/2024. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| May 30, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-23-0000096 [ADA] | State v. Kaluna (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 02/15/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 37. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/24/2024. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit |