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Date
Ct.
Case Number
Case Name
Appealed From
Reporter Citation
August 4, 2010 30335 [ADA]

Child Support Enforcement Agency, State of Hawaii v. AT (Order Dismissing Appeal Pursuant to HRAP Rule 30).

Family Court, 1st Circuit
August 3, 2010 28388 [ADA]

State v. Crespo (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 06/17/2010 [ada], 130 Haw. 348.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/13/2010.

Family Court, 1st Circuit
August 2, 2010 28471 [ADA]

State v. Johnson (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  Dissenting Opinion by J. Recktenwald, in which J. Nakayama joins [ada].  ICA s.d.o., filed 04/29/2010 [ada], 123 Haw. 133.  Concurring Opinion, by J. Nakamura [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/16/2010.

District Court, 2nd Circuit
August 2, 2010 30612 [ADA]

Tierney v. Perkins (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). S.Ct. Order, filed 07/20/2010 [ada]. 

Original Proceeding
August 2, 2010 30625 [ADA]

Woerner v. Bennett (Order).

Original Proceeding
August 2, 2010 30636 [ADA]

Tierney v. Thomas (Order).  S.Ct.Order, filed 08/18/2010 [ada].

Original Proceeding
August 2, 2010 30637 [ADA]

Tierney v. Akita (Order).  S.Ct. Order, filed 08/18/2010 [ada].

Original Proceeding
August 2, 2010 30638 [ADA]

Kalua‘u v. Circuit Court of the Third Circuit, State of Hawaii (Order).

Original Proceeding
July 30, 2010 28343 [ADA]

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

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 123 Haw. 313
July 30, 2010 29847 [ADA]

State v. Hitchcock.  Concurring Opinion by J. Acoba [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit 123 Haw. 369
July 30, 2010 29876 [ADA]

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

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 123 Haw. 313
July 29, 2010 26764 [ADA]

The Queen Emman Foundation v. Tatibouet.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 123 Haw. 500
July 29, 2010 29215 [ADA]

State v. Rapozo.  Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, with whom J. Duffy joins [ada]. ICA mem.op., filed 04/20/2009 [pdf], 120 Haw. 385.  ICA Order
of Correction
, filed 05/07/2009 [pdf].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed
09/01/2009.  S.Ct.Order
Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari
, filed 10/09/2009 [pdf].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 123 Haw. 329
July 29, 2010 29380 [ADA]

Elder v. Elder (s.d.o., reversed).

Family Court, 3rd Circuit 123 Haw. 313
July 29, 2010 29752 [ADA]

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

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 123 Haw. 313
July 28, 2010 28422 [ADA]

Lau v. Thompson (s.d.o., affirmed and reversed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 123 Haw. 313
July 28, 2010 28430 [ADA]

State v. Freitas (Order of Correction).  ICA s.d.o., filed 07/22/2010 [ada], 123 Haw. 313.

District Court, 1st Circuit, Kaneohe Division
July 27, 2010 29347 [ADA]

State v. Mita (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [ada].   ICA s.d.o., filed 02/23/201 [ada], 122 Haw. 202.  Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakamura [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/10/2010.  Supreme Court Opinion, filed 12/21/2010 [ada], 124 Haw. 385.  Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, in which, J. Duffy joins [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division
July 27, 2010 29798 [ADA]

Bolomet v. RLI Insurance Company (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari).  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].  ICA
Order Denying March 24, 2010 HRAP Rule 40 Motion to Reconsider March 15, 2010
Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction
, filed
04/05/2010 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed
07/06/2010.  S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/10/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
July 27, 2010 30047 [ADA]

State v. Duran (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/25/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/24/2010 [ada].  Dissent by J. Duffy, in which J. Acoba joins [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Kaneohe Division 123 Haw. 313
July 27, 2010 30297 [ADA]

Cabral v. Palisades Pointe Estates, Inc. (Order Granting July 8, 2010 Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).  ICA Order Denying August 5, 2010 HRAP Rule 40 Motion for Reconsideration, filed08/16/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
July 27, 2010 30604 [ADA]

Rapozo v. State (Order).  S.Ct. Order, filed 07/15/2010 [ada].

Original Proceeding
July 26, 2010 28125 [ADA]

Enos v. State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division (mem. op., affirmed).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/19/2010.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Appeal, filed 12/13/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit 123 Haw. 312
July 26, 2010 28255 [ADA]

State v. Chamberlain (s.d.o., affirmed).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/15/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/27/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 123 Haw. 313
July 26, 2010 29557 [ADA]

State v. Burdett (Order on Reconsideration).  ICA s.d.o., filed 03/09/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 352.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/18/2010.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari; Affirming the Judgment as to Count I; and Remanding to the Intermediate Court of Appeals as to Count II, filed 06/14/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
July 26, 2010 29571 [ADA]

The Eric Johns Peck Trust Dated July 6, 2006 v. Rullo (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit 123 Haw. 313
July 26, 2010 29918 [ADA]

Oyadomari v. Administrative Director of the Courts, State of Hawaii (mem. op., affirmed).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/23/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/26/2010 [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division 123 Haw. 312
July 26, 2010 30411 [ADA]

In re Guardianship of SIMC (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction).  ICA Order Denying Respondent-Apellant Ian Narod’s August 5, 2010 HRAP Rule 40 Motion to Reconsider July 26, 2010 Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction, filed 08/12/2010 [ada].

Family Court, 3rd Circuit
July 26, 2010 30412 [ADA]

In re Guardianship of IN (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction).

Family Court, 3rd Circuit
July 26, 2010 30613 [ADA]

Grindling v. Clerks of the Second Circuit Courts, State of Hawaii (Order).  S.Ct. Order, filed 08/23/2010 [ada].

Original Proceeding
July 26, 2010 30619 [ADA]

Caudle v. Hoffman (Order)

Original Proceeding
July 22, 2010 28430 [ADA]

State v. Freitas (s.d.o., vacated and remanded).  ICA Order of Correction, filed 07/28/2010 [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Kaneohe Division 123 Haw. 313
July 22, 2010 29567 [ADA]

State v. Brooks.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 123 Haw. 456
July 22, 2010 29842 [ADA]

State v. Jackson (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  Dissenting Opinion by J. Recktenwald [ada].   ICA mem.op., filed 04/21/2010 [ada], 130 Haw. 346. Dissenting
Opinion
by J. Nakamura [ada]. 
Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/07/2010.

Cricuit Court, 3rd Circuit
July 22, 2010 29978 [ADA]

St. Clair v. State (mem.op., affirmed, vacated and remanded).

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit 123 Haw. 312
July 22, 2010 30356 [ADA]

Grindling v. Maui Police Department (Order Denying July 19, 2010 HRAP Rule 40 Motion to Reconsider June 30, 2010 Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 06/30/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
July 22, 2010 30382 [ADA]

Dunbar v. State (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).  ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/16/2010 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/21/2010.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/02/2010 [ada].  S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 12/21/2010 [ada].

District Court, 2nd Circuit
July 21, 2010 27953 [ADA]

City Bank
v. Abad (Order Denying the Motion for Reconsideration).  ICA s.d.o., filed 12/28/2009. 
Application for Writ of
Certiorari, filed
04/14/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of
Certiorari
,
filed 05/21/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
July 21, 2010 29309 [ADA]

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

Family Court, 1st Circuit 123 Haw. 312
July 21, 2010 29907 [ADA]

Jardine v. State (s.d.o., affirmed).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/27/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/10/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 123 Haw. 313
July 21, 2010 30079 [ADA]

Kaopua v. State (Order Denying Petitioner-Appellant Herman-Lee Kaopua, Sr.’s Motion for Reconsideration).  ICA s.d.o., filed 06/30/2010 [ada]. 123 Haw. 300.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/29/2010.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/03/2010 [ada].

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit
July 21, 2010 30137 [ADA]

State v. Villanueva (Order
of Amendment).  ICA s.d.o., filed 06/23/2010 [ada], 130 Haw. 348.

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
July 20, 2010 28395 [ADA]

Miyashiro v. Roehrig, Roehrig, Wilson & Hara (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA Opinion, filed 03/23/2010 [ada], 122 Haw. 461.  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.

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
July 20, 2010 28602 [ADA]

Unite Here! Local 5 v. City and County of Honolulu (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration).  Dissenting
Opinion
by J. Acoba [ada].  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 04/08/2010 [ada], 123 Haw. 150.  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].  

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 124 Haw. 171
July 20, 2010 29574 [ADA]

Milnes v. Dick Pacific Construction Co., Ltd. (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 123 Haw. 313
July 20, 2010 30144 [ADA]

Blueearth Biofuels, LLC v. Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Certified Question from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii).

United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 123 Haw. 314
July 20, 2010 30612 [ADA]

Tierney v. Perkins (Order).  S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/02/2010 [ada].

Original Proceeding
July 19, 2010 18999 [ADA]

Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Morikawa (Order of Disbarment).

Original Proceeding
July 19, 2010 26079 [ADA]

Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Brenner (Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline).  S.Ct. Order, filed 08/18/2020 [ada].

Original Proceeding
July 19, 2010 28641 [ADA]

Tokuhisa v. Cutter Management Co. (Order Dismissing Certiorari Proceeding).  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/21/2010 [ada].  ICA Opinion, filed 12/21/2009 [pdf], 122 Haw. 181.  Dissenting and Concurring Opinion by J. Watanabe [pdf].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/12/2010.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
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