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Date
Ct.
Case Number
Case Name
Appealed From
Reporter Citation
April 29, 2010 29832 [ADA]

Hopkins v. State (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 123 Haw. 133
April 29, 2010 Feb. 2010 Bar [ADA]

February 2010 Bar Examination Notice of Passing.

April 28, 2010 28617 [ADA]

State
v. Hussein (Order of Correction to the Opinion by Moon, C.J., Concurring in
Part and
Dissenting in Part, in which Nakayama, J., joins, filed 04/21/2010).  ICA
s.d.o.
, filed 12/22/2008 [pdf],
119 Haw. 335.  S.Ct.
Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari
Without
Prejudice
, filed 02/06/2009 [pdf].  Resubmitted

Application for Writ of
Certiorari, filed 03/04/2009.  S.Ct.
Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari
, filed
04/17/2009 [pdf].  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 04/21/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 495.  Opinion 
by Moon, C.J., Concurring in Part, and Dissenting in Part, in which
Nakayama, J., joins
[ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 28, 2010 28839 [ADA]

Redemption Bible College v. The International Pentecostal Holiness Church (s.d.o., affirmed).  ICA Order of Correction, filed 05/18/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 123 Haw. 133
April 28, 2010 29342 [ADA]

C. Brewer and Company, Limited v. Hawaii Insurance Guaranty Association.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/18/2010.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari as Untimely, filed 08/30/2010 [ada], 124 Haw. 170.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 123 Haw. 135
April 28, 2010 29885 [ADA]

State v. Larsen (s.d.o., vacated and remanded).

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division 130 Haw. 348
April 27, 2010 28010 [ADA]

Communications-Pacific,
Inc. v. City and County
of Honolulu (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA Opinion, filed 11/30/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 527.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed
03/17/2010.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 27, 2010 28690 [ADA]

Smith v. Pink (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration).  ICA s.d.o., filed 04/15/2010 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/24/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/07/2010 [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division
April 27, 2010 29136 [ADA]

Financial Partners, Ltd. v. Kyouei, LLC (mem.op., vacated and remanded).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/16/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/27/2010 [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division 122 Haw. 546
April 27, 2010 29313 [ADA]

State v. Adachi (s.d.o., affirmed).  ICA Order of Amendment, filed 04/29/2010 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/12/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/23/2010 [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division
April 27, 2010 29354 [ADA]

Stop Rail Now v. De Costa (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA Order, filed 09/23/2008.  ICA
Order
of Amendment for Publication
, filed 10/02/2008 [pdf].  ICA
Amended Order of the Court Denying Appellants’ Emergency Motion for
Preliminary
Injunction by J. Leonard
, filed 10/02/2008 [pdf], 120 Haw. 238.  ICA Opinion, filed 12/30/2009 [pdf], 122 Haw. 217.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/19/2010.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 26, 2010 28294 [ADA]

In re N.C. (Order of Correction).  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 04/19/2010 [ada], 123
Haw. 184.  Dissenting Opinion by J. Recktenwald with whom J. Nakayama joins, [ada].  ICA s.d.o., filed 06/26/2009 [pdf], 120 Haw. 418.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/27/2009.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/04/2009 [pdf].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/05/2009.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari Without Prejudice, filed 12/09/2009 [pdf], 122 Haw. 1.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/25/2010.  S.Ct.Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari filed 03/04/2010 [ada]. 

Family Court, 3rd Circuit
April 26, 2010 28493 [ADA]

Perry v. The AES Corporation (s.d.o., affirmed).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/15/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/26/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 26, 2010 28873 [ADA]

Jones v. Carroll (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 136 Haw. 25
April 26, 2010 29427 [ADA]

Barnett v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 11/25/2009.  ICA
Order
Vacating 11/25/2009 s.d.o.
, filed 11/30/2009 [pdf].  New
s.d.o.
, filed 11/30/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 472.  Application for Writ of
Certiorari, filed 03/18/2010.

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
April 26, 2010 29932 [ADA]

Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. v. Nalua‘i (Order Denying March 1, 2010 Motion to Dismiss Appeal).

District Court, 1st Circuit
April 26, 2010 30183 [ADA]

Martinez v. Tam (Order Dismissing Appeal).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 26, 2010 30228 [ADA]

Mikasa v. State (Order). 

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
April 26, 2010 30409 [ADA]

Johnson v. Murakami (Order Granting Petition for Writ of Mandamus)

Original Proceeding
April 22, 2010 28393 [ADA]

State v. Iseke (s.d.o., affirmed).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/16/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/29/2010 [ada].

Family Court, 1st Circuit
April 22, 2010 28562 [ADA]

Styke v. Sotelo (Order of Correction).  ICA Opinion, filed 03/31/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 485.

Family Court, 2nd Circuit
April 22, 2010 29450 [ADA]

Kaohu v. State (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30).

 

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
April 22, 2010 29517 [ADA]

In re Adoption of Male Child, born on July 25, 2004 (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 12/14/2009 [pdf].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed
03/17/2010.  

Family Court, 3rd Circuit
April 22, 2010 30134 [ADA]

Taniguchi and Associates v. Hinton (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 34).

District Court, 3rd Circuit
April 22, 2010 30149 [ADA]

State v. Tuivailala (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
April 22, 2010 30177 [ADA]

Marks v. Todd (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30).

Family Court, 3rd Circuit
April 22, 2010 30336 [ADA]

State v. Pattioay (Order Granting Defendant-Appellant’s Motion to Dismiss Appeal).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 21, 2010 28576 [ADA]

Jabali v. City and County of Honolulu (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 21, 2010 28617 [ADA]

State
v. Hussein.   Opinion  by Moon, C.J., Concurring in Part, and Dissenting in Part, in which Nakayama, J. joins [ada].  ICA s.d.o., filed 12/22/2008 [pdf], 119 Haw. 335.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari
Without
Prejudice
, filed 02/06/2009 [pdf].  Resubmitted
Application for Writ of
Certiorari, filed 03/04/2009.  S.Ct.
Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari
, filed 04/17/2009 [pdf].   S.Ct.
Order of Correction to the Opinion by Moon, C.J.,  Concurring in
Part and
Dissenting in Part, in which Nakayama, J. joins, filed 04/21/2010
,
filed
04/28/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 122 Haw. 495
April 21, 2010 29842 [ADA]

State v. Jackson (mem.op., affirmed and remanded).  Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakamura [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/07/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/22/2010 [ada].  Dissenting Opinion by J. Recktenwald [ada].

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit 130 Haw. 346
April 20, 2010 29133 [ADA]

State v. Palisbo (mem. op., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 122 Haw. 546
April 19, 2010 28294 [ADA]

In re N.C.  Dissenting Opinion by J. Recktenwald with whom J. Nakayama joins, [ada].  ICA s.d.o., filed 06/26/2009 [pdf], 120 Haw. 418.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/27/2009.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/04/2009 [pdf]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/05/2009.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari Without Prejudice,
filed 12/09/2009 [pdf], 122 Haw. 1.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/25/2010.  S.Ct.Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari filed 03/04/2010 [ada].  S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 04/26/2010 [ada].

Family Court, 3rd Circuit 123 Haw. 184
April 19, 2010 30379 [ADA]

White v. Supreme Court of New Jersey (Order).  S.Ct. Order, filed 03/23/2010 [ada].  S.Ct. Order, filed 07/02/2010 [ada].

Original Proceeding
April 19, 2010 30395 [ADA]

Hanson v. Chang (Order).  S.Ct. Order, filed 04/05/2010 [ada].

Original Proceeding
April 19, 2010 30410 [ADA]

Eline v. Department of Public Safety, State of Hawaii (Order).

Original Proceeding
April 16, 2010 30015 [ADA]

In re TW (s.d.o., affirmed).

Family Court, 1st Circuit
April 16, 2010 30032 [ADA]

In re M.A. and H.W. (s.d.o., vacated and remanded).

Family Court, 2nd Circuit
April 16, 2010 30305 [ADA]

State v. Devenot (Order Dismissing Appeal).

Family Court, 3rd Circuit
April 15, 2010 28392 [ADA]

Young v. Lee (s.d.o., vacated, remanded and affirmed).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/24/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/04/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit
April 15, 2010 28690 [ADA]

Smith v. Pink (s.d.o., affirmed in part, vacated in part and remanded).  ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/27/2010 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/24/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/07/2010 [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division
April 15, 2010 30185 [ADA]

Wahi Ho‘omalu Limited Partnership v. Yee (Order Dismissing Appeal).  ICA Order of Correction, filed 05/03/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
April 15, 2010 30193 [ADA]

International Display Systems, Inc. v. Morioka (Order Dismissing Appeal).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 14, 2010 28395 [ADA]

Miyashiro v. Roehrig, Roehrig, Wilson & Hara (Order Denying Defendant’s-Appellees Roehrig, Roehrig, Wilson and Hara, Glenn Hara and Stanley H. Roehrig’s Motion for Reconsideration of Opinion).  ICA Opinion, filed 03/23/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 461.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/07/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/20/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
April 14, 2010 28928 [ADA]

Cvitanovich-Dubie v. Dubie (Order of Correction).  ICA Opinion, filed 04/12/2010 [ada]. 123
Haw. 266.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/29/2010.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/10/2010 [ada].  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/22/2011 [ada], 125 Haw. 128.  Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [ada].

Family Court, 1st Circuit
April 14, 2010 29711 [ADA]

In re Tax Appeal of Mahler v. County of Hawaii, Real Property Tax Division (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA mem.op., filed 12/17/2009 [ada], 121 Haw. 541. 
ICA
Order Denying Appellants’ Motion for Reconsideration of this Court’s
Memorandum Opinion of December 17, 2009
, filed 01/11/2010, 122
Haw.
200.  ICA
Order
Denying Appellant’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc
, filed
01/22/2010.  Application for Writ of
Certiorari, filed 03/11/2010.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/19/2010.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari and Denying Requests for Reconsideration and “Motion for Order to Permit Petitioners’ to Submit Four Indiviudal Separate Application for Writ of Certiorari”, filed 05/12/2010 [ada].

Tax Court Appeal
April 13, 2010 29989 [ADA]

Bennett v. De Giacomo (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA Order Granting November 3, 2009 Motion to Dismiss
Appeal for
Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction
, filed 12/11/2009 [ada].   Consolidated with No. 29989.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed
03/22/2010. 

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 12, 2010 28823 [ADA]

State v. Moses (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 11/10/2009 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/02/2010.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 12, 2010 28928 [ADA]

Cvitanovich-Dubie v. Dubie.  ICA Order of Correction, filed 04/14/2010 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/29/2010.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/10/2010 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/22/2011 [ada], 125 Haw. 128.  Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [ada].

Family Court, 1st Circuit 123 Haw. 266
April 12, 2010 29429 [ADA]

State v. Thornton (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA Opinion, filed 12/01/2009 [ada], 121 Haw. 533.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/15/2010.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 12, 2010 29653 [ADA]

Aquila v. Davies (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 01/25/2010 [ada].  ICA
Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration
, filed 02/09/2010 [ada],
122 Haw. 200.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/02/2010.

District Court, 1st Circuit, Waialua Division 122 Haw. 59