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Date
Ct.
Case Number
Case Name
Appealed From
Reporter Citation
January 25, 2010 29653 [ADA]

Aquila v. Davis (s.d.o., affirmed).  ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/09/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 200.  Aplication for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/02/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/12/2010 [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Waialua Div. 122 Haw. 59
January 22, 2010 28328 [ADA]

Udac v. Takata  Corporation (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA Opinion, filed 08/19/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 143.

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
January 22, 2010 29074 [ADA]

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

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 22, 2010 29246 [ADA]

Sugano v. State, Department of the Attorney General (s.d.o., affirmed).

Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board 122 Haw. 59
January 22, 2010 29711 [ADA]

In re Tax Appeal of Mahler v. County  of Hawaii, Real Property Tax Division (Order Denying Appellant’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc).  ICA mem.op., filed 12/17/2009 [pdf].  ICA Order Denying Appellants’ Motion for Reconsideration of this Court’s Memorandum Opinion of December 17, 2009, filed 01/11/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 200. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/11/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/14/2010 [ada].  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 Appeal Court
January 20, 2010 28175 [ADA]

Maunalua Bay  Beach Ohana  28 v. State (Order Denying Plaintiffs-Appellees’ Motion for Reconsideration of Opinion).   ICA Opinion, filed 12/30/2009 [pdf], 122 Haw. 34.  Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakamura [pdf]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/22/2010, filed by Alston Hunt.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/26/2010, filed by the Attorney General.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/09/2010 [ada].  Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, with whom J. Duffy joins [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 20, 2010 29121 [ADA]

State v. Quillayen (Order of Correction).  ICA mem.op., filed 12/30/2009 [pdf].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
January 20, 2010 29157 [ADA]

State v. Sakata (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 08/26/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 178.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/08/2009. 

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 20, 2010 29281 [ADA]

Fagaragan v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 08/26/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 178.  ICA Order of Correction, filed 09/15/2009 [pdf].  ICA Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Petitioner-Appellant’s Request for Instructions, filed 11/27/2009 [pdf].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/21/2009.

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
January 20, 2010 29334 [ADA]

State v. Dean (s.d.o., affirmed).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/03/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/15/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 122 Haw. 59
January 20, 2010 29442 [ADA]

State v. Tokunaga (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 10/19/2009.  ICA Amended s.d.o., filed 10/20/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 259.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/17/2009.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 20, 2010 29730 [ADA]

State v. O’Donnell (Order of Correction).  ICA s.d.o., filed 12/29/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 473.

District Court, 1st Circuit, Kaneohe Div.
January 20, 2010 29748 [ADA]

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

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Div. 122 Haw. 59
January 20, 2010 29755 [ADA]

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

Family Court, 1st Circuit 122 Haw. 59
January 15, 2010 27958 [ADA]

Scherer v. Contractors License Board, State of Hawaii (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 122 Haw. 59
January 14, 2010 28278 [ADA]

Koga Engineering & Construction, Inc. v. State of Hawaii.  ICA s.d.o., filed 03/13/2009 [pdf], 120 Haw. 256.  ICA Order Denying Defendant-Appellant State of Hawaii’s Motion for Reconsideration of Summary Disposition Order, filed 04/06/2009 [pdf].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/08/2009.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari and Requesting further Briefing, filed 08/12/2009 [pdf].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 122 Haw. 60
January 14, 2010 29441 [ADA]

State v. Tokunaga (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 12/08/2009. 

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 14, 2010 29802 [ADA]

Billings v. State, Department of Public Safety (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss).

Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board
January 14, 2010 29803 [ADA]

Billings v. State, Department of Public Safety (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss).

Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board
January 14, 2010 30099 [ADA]

Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Songstad (Order Denying Motion to Strike and Granting Petition for the Immediate Suspension of Respondent Steven B. Songstad).  S.Ct. Order, filed 09/15/2014 [ada].

Original Proceeding
January 13, 2010 30056 [ADA]

Molokai Properties Limited v. Department of Health, State of Hawaii  (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 13, 2010 30057 [ADA]

American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc. v. Yeung (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).  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.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, Vacating Order
Dismissing Appeal, and Remanding Appeal to the Intermediate Court of
Appeals
, filed 04/09/2010 [ada]. 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
January 13, 2010 30262 [ADA]

Honolulu Police Department v. Town (Order Granting Petition for Writ of Mandamus).

Original Proceeding
January 13, 2010 30273 [ADA]

Letoto v. State (Order).

Original Proceeding
January 12, 2010 29146 [ADA]

State v. Kehdy (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 06/25/2009 [pdf], 120 Haw. 418.  J. Nakamura concurring.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/07/2009.

District Court, 2nd Circuit
January 12, 2010 29289 [ADA]

State v. Earthjustice (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA mem.op., filed 08/03/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 201.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/30/2009.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 12, 2010 30263 [ADA]

Tinao v. State (Order).

Original Proceeding
January 12, 2010 30264 [ADA]

Tierney v. Lingle (Order).

Original Proceeding
January 11, 2010 28295 [ADA]

In re T.C. (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA Opinion, filed 06/24/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 92.  ICA Order of Correction, filed 06/25/2009 [pdf].  ICA Second Order of Correction, filed 06/26/2009 [pdf].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/05/2009.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/09/2009 [pdf], 122 Haw. 1.

Family Court, 3rd Circuit
January 11, 2010 28670 [ADA]

State v. Billam-Walker (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 07/20/2009, 121 Haw. 31.  ICA Order Granting State of Hawaii’s Motion for Publication of Summary Disposition Order and Vacating Summary Disposition Order filed on July 20, 2009, f iled 08/11/2009 [pdf].  ICA Opinion, filed 08/11/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 228.  ICA Order of Amendment, filed 08/12/2009 [pdf].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/30/2009.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 11, 2010 28993 [ADA]

State v. Roberts (s.d.o., affirmed).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/14/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/24/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 122 Haw. 59
January 11, 2010 29239 [ADA]

State v. Tuialii (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, in which J. Duffy joins [ada].  ICA Opinion, filed 06/30/2009 [pdf], 121 Haw. 135.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/25/2009.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 11, 2010 29711 [ADA]

In re Tax Appeal of Mahler v. County of Hawaii, Real Property Tax Division (Order Denying Appellants’ Motion for Reconsideration of this Court’s Memorandum Opinion of December 17, 2009).  ICA mem.op., filed 12/17/2009 [pdf].  ICA Order Denying Appellant’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc, filed 01/22/2010 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/15/2010.  S.Ct.
Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari
, filed
04/14/2010 [ada].  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 Appeal Court 122 Haw. 200
January 7, 2010 28583 [ADA]

State v. Torres (Order of Correction).  ICA Opinion, filed 12/15/2009, 122 Haw. 2.  ICA Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration to Correct Footnote and Amending Opinion, filed 01/04/2010[ada].  S.Ct. Order re: Applications for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/24/2010 [ada].  Application for Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/02/2011.  S.Ct. Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration in Part, filed 06/30/2011 [ada], 125 Haw. 249.  S.Ct. Amended Opinion, filed 08/09/2011 [ada], 125 Haw. 382.  Amended Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Acting C.J. Nakayama [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 7, 2010 29929 [ADA]

Flinchbaugh v. Cates (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).  ICA Order Denying Defendant-Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/28/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 200.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 7, 2010 30031 [ADA]

Hoo v. Hoo (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 7, 2010 30033 [ADA]

Adams v. Dole Foods Company, Inc. (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 7, 2010 30242 [ADA]

In re Rasch (Order Granting Petition to Resign and Surrender License).

Original Proceeding
January 7, 2010 30249 [ADA]

In re DeRoma (Order Granting Petition to Resign and Surrender License).

Original Proceeding
January 7, 2010 30251 [ADA]

In re Chow (Order Granting Petition to Resign and Surrender License).

Original Proceeding
January 7, 2010 30252 [ADA]

In re Cahill (Order Granting Petition to Resign and Surrender License).

Original Proceeding
January 6, 2010 30064 [ADA]

State v. Liupaono (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 5, 2010 29690 [ADA]

Guardianship of F.Y. (Order Granting October 14, 2009 Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).

Family Court, 3rd Circuit, Hilo
January 5, 2010 29935 [ADA]

State v. Kiyuna (Order Granting the Motion for Dismissal of Appeal).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 5, 2010 29936 [ADA]

State v. Kiyuna (Order Granting the Motion for Dismissal of Appeal).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 4, 2010 28583 [ADA]

State v. Torres (Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration to Correct
Footnote and Amending Opinion).  ICA Opinion, filed 12/15/2009 [pdf], 122 Haw. 2.  ICA
Order of Correction
, filed 01/07/2010 [ada].  S.Ct.
Order re: Applications for Writ of Certiorari
, filed 05/24/2010
[ada].  Application for Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/02/2011.  S.Ct. Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration in Part, filed 06/30/2011 [ada], 125 Haw. 249.  S.Ct. Amended Opinion, filed 08/09/2011 [ada], 125 Haw. 382.  Amended Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Acting C.J. Nakayama [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit