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Date
Ct.
Case Number
Case Name
Appealed From
Reporter Citation
April 9, 2010 29864 [ADA]

State v. Wright (s.d.o., reversed)

District Court, 2nd Circuit, Wailuku Division
April 9, 2010 30057 [ADA]

American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc. v. Yeung (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, Vacating Order Dismissing Appeal, and Remanding Appeal to the Intermediate Court of Appeals).  Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 01/13/2010 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/25/2010.  ICA Order
Denying February 25, 2010 HRAP Rule 40 Motion for Reconsideration
, filed 03/04/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 351. 
Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/09/2010. Request for Reconsideration of Defendant-Appellant’s Motion filed on Feb. 7, 2011, filed 02/18/2011.  ICA Order Denying Defendant-Appellant’s Motion filed February 18, 2011, filed 02/22/2011 [ada].  ICA s.d.o., filed 02/23/2011 [ada], 125 Haw. 244.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/06/2011.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/07/2011 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 8, 2010 28602 [ADA]

Unite Here! Local 5 v. City and County of Honolulu.  Concurring Opinion by J. Acoba [ada].  ICA Opinion, filed 05/22/2009 [pdf], 120 Haw. 457.  Dissenting
Opinion
by J. Nakamura [pdf].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/08/2009.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/13/2009 [pdf].  S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/20/2010 [ada], 124 Haw. 171.  Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 123 Haw. 150
April 8, 2010 29307 [ADA]

State v. Grindling (Order Denying Defendant-Appellant’s Motion to Reconsider Summary Disposition Order).  ICA
Order
, filed 07/22/2009 [pdf].  ICA Order Denying Without Prejudice Ex Parte Motion to Clarify Order of July 14, 2009, filed 07/22/2009 [pdf].  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/27/2009 [pdf].  ICA s.d.o., filed 03/19/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 352.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/03/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/08/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
April 8, 2010 29839 [ADA]

State v. Kapahua (s.d.o., vacated and remanded in part and affirmed in part).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/06/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/02/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 8, 2010 30151 [ADA]

Nordic Construction Co., Ltd. v. Maui Beach Resort Limited Partnership (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari and Affirming Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).  ICA Order Granting January 11, 2010 Motion to Dismiss
Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction
, filed 03/04/2010 [ada].  Application for Writ of
Certiorari, filed 03/09/2010.  S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/04/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
April 7, 2010 27962 [ADA]

In re United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO (Order of Correction).  ICA mem. op., filed 03/19/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 351.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing “Notice of Appeal to the Supreme Court”, filed 03/29/2007 [pdf].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 7, 2010 27984 [ADA]

Weinberg v. Weinberg.  ICA Opinion, filed 10/14/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 401.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/08/2010.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/19/2010 [ada].

Family Court, 1st Circuit 123 Haw. 68
April 7, 2010 29942 [ADA]

Apana v. TIG Insurance Company (Order of Dismissal).

Certified Question From the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
April 7, 2010 30137 [ADA]

Villanueva v. State (Order).  S.Ct. Order, filed 02/04/2010 [ada].  ICA Order
Denying Motion for Reconsideration
, filed 03/16/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 351. 
S.Ct. Order,
filed 03/24/2010 [ada].  S.Ct.
Order
, filed 04/07/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
April 7, 2010 30137 [ADA]

Villanueva v. State (Order).  S.Ct. Order, filed 02/04/2010 [ada].  ICA
Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration
, filed 03/16/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 351. 
S.Ct.
Order
, filed 03/24/2010 [ada].  ICA Order, filed 04/07/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
April 7, 2010 30394 [ADA]

Vidal v. Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (Order).  S.Ct. Order, filed 03/31/2010 [ada].

Original Proceeding
April 6, 2010 29919 [ADA]

Dejetley  v. Kahoohalahala (Order Dismissing Lawrence G. Endrina and Darlene Janice Endrina).  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 02/10/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 251.

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
April 6, 2010 30120 [ADA]

Mason v. State (Order Dismissing Appeal).

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
April 5, 2010 28584 [ADA]

State v. Fitzwater (Order of Amendment). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/27/2009 [pdf].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/03/2009.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/15/2009 [pdf].  S.Ct.
Opinion
filed 03/03/2010, 122 Haw. 354.  Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba.  S.Ct. Order, filed 03/25/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 545.  Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Ewa Division
April 5, 2010 29147 [ADA]

In re Adoption of a Female Child Born on October 3, 2004 by P.N. and J.N. (Order of Correction). ICA mem. op.,filed 09/11/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 248.   Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/14/2009.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/28/2010. S.Ct. Order Affirming in Part and Vacating in Part the Family Court of the Fifth Circuit’s April 14, 2008 Order Dismissing Adoption Proceedings and Vacating the Memorandum Opinion and Judgment of the Intermediate Court of Appeals, filed 03/04/2010.  

Family Court, 5th Circuit
April 5, 2010 29798 [ADA]

Bolomet
v. RLI Insurance Company (Order Denying March 24, 2010 HRAP Rule 40 Motion to Reconsider March 15, 2010 Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).  ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of
Appellate
Jurisdiction
, filed 08/26/2009 [pdf].  ICA
Order Granting the September 3, 2009 Motion
for Reconsideration of the August 26, 2009 Order Dismissing Appeal
, filed 09/11/2009 [pdf].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/06/2010.  S.Ct. Order Dimissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/27/2010 [ada].  S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/10/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
April 5, 2010 30395 [ADA]

Hanson v. Chang (Order).  S.Ct. Order, filed 04/19/2010 [ada].

Original Proceeding
April 1, 2010 28582 [ADA]

In re RGB.  Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, with whom J. Duffy joins [ada].  ICA s.d.o., filed 04/09/2009 [pdf], 120 Haw. 282.  Application for Writ of Certiorari filed, 08/13/2009.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/23/2009 [pdf].

Family Court, 3rd Circuit 123 Haw. 1
April 1, 2010 29337 [ADA]

State v. Delos Santos (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA mem. op., filed 11/09/2009, 121 Haw. 471.  Dissenting
Opinion
by J. Fujise.  Application
for Writ of Certiorari, filed
02/18/2010.  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 08/19/2010 [ada].  Concurring Opinion by J. Acoba [ada].

Family Court, 1st Circuit 124 Haw. 130
March 31, 2010 28562 [ADA]

Styke v. Sotelo.  ICA Order of Correction, filed 04/22/2010 [ada].

Family Court, 2nd Circuit 122 Haw. 485
March 31, 2010 28833 [ADA]

State v. Shitanishi (s.d.o., vacated and remanded).  ICA s.d.o., filed 05/28/2009 [pdf], 120 Haw. 417.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/02/2009.

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division 123 Haw. 81
March 31, 2010 29003 [ADA]

State v. Pang (s.d.o., affirmed).  J. Foley concurring in the result.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/15/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/30/2010 [ada].  Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, in which J. Duffy joins [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 122 Haw. 353
March 31, 2010 29216 [ADA]

State v. Paulino (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA mem. op., filed 01/25/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 58.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/23/2010 

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
March 31, 2010 30394 [ADA]

Vidal v. Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (Order).  S.Ct. Order, filed 04/07/2010 [ada].

Original Proceeding
March 30, 2010 28840 [ADA]

Kona Village Realty, Inc. v. Sunstone Realty Partners, XIV, LLC (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA Opinion, filed 06/29/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 110.  Application for Writ of
Certiorari, filed
09/24/2009.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of
Certiorari
without Prejudice
, filed 09/25/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 257. 
Application for Writ of Certiorari from Opinion entered June
20, 2009,
filed 02/18/2010.  S.Ct. Order Affirming the Judgment of the Intermediate Court of Appeals filed January 25, 2010, filed 08/12/2010 [ada], 123 Haw. 476.  Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, in which Circuit Judge Crandall, in Place of J. Recktenwald, recused, joins [ada].  S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/30/2010 [ada], 124 Haw. 170.

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
March 30, 2010 28877 [ADA]

State v. Corder (Order of Amendment).  ICA s.d.o., filed 03/31/2009 [pdf], 120 Haw. 281. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/19/2009.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/30/2009 [pdf].  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 11/19/2009, 121 Haw. 451. Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, in which C.J.
Moon joins.  S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 12/23/2009, 122
Haw. 545.  Dissent by J. Acoba, with whom C.J. Moon joins.  ICA s.d.o., filed 03/25/2010 [ada], 130 Haw. 348.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
March 30, 2010 29753 [ADA]

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

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 122 Haw. 352
March 30, 2010 30089 [ADA]

Bedell v. Bartholomew (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
March 30, 2010 30361 [ADA]

Tierney v. Hawaii Paroling Authority (Order).  S.Ct. Order, filed 03/17/2010 [ada].

Original Proceeding
March 29, 2010 28370 [ADA]

State v. Xiao (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., 11/13/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 472. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/01/2010.  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/25/2010 [ada], 123 Haw. 251.  Concurring
and Dissenting Opinion
by J. Acoba [ada]


District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division
March 29, 2010 29191 [ADA]

State v. Behrendt (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 11/04/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 260.  ICA
Order Denying State of Hawaii’s Motion to Reconsider by Addressing
Count 4
,
filed 11/24/2009.  Application for Writ
of Certiorari, filed 02/22/2010.  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 08/19/2010 [ada], 124 Haw. 90.  Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [ada].

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
March 29, 2010 29862 [ADA]

Davis v. Four Seasons Hotel, Limited.  Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [ada].

Certified Question from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 122 Haw. 423
March 25, 2010 28045 [ADA]

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

Family Court, 1st Circuit 130 Haw. 348
March 25, 2010 28584 [ADA]

State v. Fitzwater (Order).  Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [ada]. ICA s.d.o., filed 04/27/2009 [pdf].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/03/2009.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/15/2009 [pdf].  S.Ct.
Opinion
filed 03/03/2010, 122 Haw. 354.  Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba.  S.Ct. Order of Amendment, filed 04/05/2010 [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Ewa District 122 Haw. 545
March 25, 2010 28810 [ADA]

State v. Say (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA mem.op. ,filed 10/30/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 258.  Application
for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/16/2010.

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit
March 25, 2010 28877 [ADA]

State v. Corder (s.d.o., affirmed).  ICA s.d.o., filed 03/31/2009 [pdf], 120 Haw. 281. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/19/2009.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/30/2009 [pdf].  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 11/19/2009, 121 Haw. 451. Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, in which C.J. Moon joins.  S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 12/23/2009, 122 Haw. 545.  Dissent by J. Acoba, with whom C.J. Moon joins.  ICA Order of Amendment, filed 03/30/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 130 Haw. 348
March 25, 2010 29175 [ADA]

State v. Brooks (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 10/19/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 259.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed
02/08/2010.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
March 25, 2010 29359 [ADA]

Everson v. State.  Concurring Opinion by J. Acoba [ada].  S.Ct. Order Denying Motion to Clarify, filed 05/06/2010 [ada].  J. Acoba concurring.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 122 Haw. 402
March 25, 2010 29369 [ADA]

State v. Lopes (s.d.o., reversed).  Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakamura [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 122 Haw. 352
March 24, 2010 28332 [ADA]

Mikelson v. United Services Automoible Association.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 122 Haw. 393
March 24, 2010 29504 [ADA]

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

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 122 Haw. 352
March 24, 2010 30137 [ADA]

Villanueva v. State (Order).  S.Ct. Order, filed 02/04/2010 [ada].  ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/16/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 351.  ICA Order, filed 04/07/2010 [ada].  S.Ct. Order, filed 04/07/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
March 24, 2010 30223 [ADA]

State v. Ketchmark (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/19/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/18/2010 [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit
March 24, 2010 30255 [ADA]

Alverio v. Alverio (Order Granting February 12, 2010 Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction)

Family Court, 1st Circuit
March 23, 2010 28395 [ADA]

Miyashiro v. Roehrig, Roehrig, Wilson & Hara.  ICA Order Denying Defendant’s-Appellees Roehrig, Roehrig, Wilson and Hara, Glenn Hara and Stanley H. Roehrig’s Motion for Reconsideration of Opinion, filed 04/14/2010 [ada].  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 122 Haw. 461
March 23, 2010 28912 [ADA]

Ferreira v. Ferreira (Order Dismissing Appellant’s Motion to Supplement the Record or in the Alternative Motion to Amend Memorandum Opinion).  ICA
mem.op.
, filed 11/18/2009 [pdf],
121 Haw. 471.  ICA
Order Denying Defendant-Appellee Nelson C. Ferreira’s Motion for
Reconsiderartion
, filed 12/07/2009 [pdf]. 
Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/12/2010.  S.Ct.Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/18/2010 [ada].

Family Court, 2nd Circuit
March 23, 2010 29115 [ADA]

Williams v. State, Department of Land and Natural Resources (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
March 23, 2010 29130 [ADA]

State v. Strong (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA Opinion, filed 11/25/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 513.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/11/2010.  S.Ct. Order Affirming Judgment on Appeal, filed 06/09/2010 [ada].  Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoaba, with whom J. Duffy joins [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
March 23, 2010 30379 [ADA]

White v. Supreme Court of New Jersey (Order).  S.Ct. Order, filed 04/19/2010 [ada].  S.Ct.
Order
, filed 07/02/2010 [ada].

Original Proceeding