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Date
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Case Number
Case Name
Appealed From
Reporter Citation
January 24, 2023 ICA CAAP-17-0000714 [ADA]

Cowan v. Pauoa Bay Properties, LLC (Order Approving the January 19, 2023 Stipulation to Dismiss With Prejudice Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees Umang P. Gupta and Ruth M. Gupta, as Trustees of the Umang and Ruth Gupta Trust Under Trust Agreement Dated January 18, 2000).  ICA mem. op., filed 01/27/2023 [ada], 152 Haw. 162. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/20/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/16/2024 [ada].

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
January 24, 2023 ICA CAAP-21-0000040 [ADA]

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

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division 152 Haw. 144
January 24, 2023 S.Ct SCWC-21-0000584 [ADA]

In re: Q Children (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 10/21/2022 [ada], 152 Haw. 23.  Consolidated With Case No. CAAP-21-0000585.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/01/2022.

Family Court, 3rd Circuit
January 23, 2023 ICA CAAP-18-0000613 [ADA]

Roy v. Government Employees Insurance Co.  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/02/2023.  ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/27/2023 [ada].  ICA Order of Correction, filed 03/31/2023 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/31/2023.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/25/2023 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 152 Haw. 225
January 23, 2023 ICA CAAP-22-0000300 [ADA]

In re: JFJ (s.d.o., affirmed).

Family Court, 1st Circuit 152 Haw. 143
January 20, 2023 S.Ct SCEC-22-0000707 [ADA]

Ahia v. Lee (Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Judgment).  Dissent re: Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Judgment [ada].  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/30/2023.  S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/08/2023 [ada].  Dissent re: Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration [ada].

Original Proceeding
January 20, 2023 ICA CAAP-22-0000346 [ADA]

State v. Asuega (Order Granting Motion to Withdraw Appeal).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 20, 2023 S.Ct SCPW-22-0000685 [ADA]

In re: Carlson (Order Dismissing Petition).  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/24/2023.  S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/26/2023 [ada].

Original Proceeding
January 20, 2023 ICA CAAP-22-0000360 [ADA]

Kaohimaunu v. Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 20, 2023 S.Ct SCWC-26118 [ADA]

State v. Perry (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 04/26/2007 [pdf], 114 Haw. 75.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/20/2007.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/31/2007 [pdf].  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/07/2007.  S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 10/01/2007 [pdf].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/07/2022.  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 03/08/2023 [ada], 153 Haw. 185.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 18, 2023 ICA CAAP-17-0000092 [ADA]

Thatcher v. Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/27/2023.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/19/2023 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 152 Haw. 143
January 17, 2023 S.Ct SCAD-22-0000380 [ADA]

Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Kvam (Order of Suspension).

Original Proceeding
January 17, 2023 S.Ct SCWC-20-0000650 [ADA]

State v. Canosa.  ICA mem. op., filed 04/29/2022 [ada], 151 Haw. 130.  Consolidated With Case Nos. CAAP-20-0000438 and CAAP-20-0000506.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/05/2022.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/16/2022 [ada].   ICA Order of Correction, filed 01/26/2023 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 152 Haw.145
January 13, 2023 S.Ct SCWC-17-0000537 [ADA]

Lindner v. Durkee et al (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA mem. op., filed 06/14/2022 [ada], 151 Haw. 232. Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-17-0000578.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/21/2022.

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit
January 13, 2023 S.Ct SCPW-23-0000014 [ADA]

Smith v. State (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus).  Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 01/04/2023.

Original Proceeding
January 12, 2023 ICA CAAP-21-0000484 [ADA]

State v. Shi (s.d.0., affirmed).

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division 152 Haw. 129
January 12, 2023 S.Ct SCPW-22-0000717 [ADA]

Yellen v. Circuit Court, Third Circuit (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus Without Prejudice).  Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 11/30/2022.

Original Proceeding
January 11, 2023 S.Ct SCAD-22-0000623 [ADA]

Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Ka‘iama (Order Granting Petition).

Original Proceeding
January 11, 2023 ICA CAAP-22-0000425 [ADA]

CJPJ Holdings LLC v. U.S. Pacific Capital Co., Ltd. (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 11, 2023 ICA CAAP-22-0000693 [ADA]

State v. Keala (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/15/2023.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/13/2023 [ada].

District Court, 3rd Circuit, Kona Division
January 10, 2023 ICA CAAP-18-0000588 [ADA]

In re: Estate of Stephen Takeshi Taniguchi (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 152 Haw. 129
January 9, 2023 S.Ct SCPR-22-0000739 [ADA]

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

Original Proceeding
January 9, 2023 S.Ct SCPR-22-0000744 [ADA]

In re: Bender (Order Granting Petition to Resign in Good Standing).

Original Proceeding
January 9, 2023 ICA CAAP-22-0000083 [ADA]

Ching v. Marote (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal).

Family Court, 3rd Circuit
January 9, 2023 ICA CAAP-22-0000591 [ADA]

Lord v. Kobata (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 12/19/2022 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 12/29/2022.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/21/2023.  S.Ct. Order, filed 04/18/2023 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 9, 2023 ICA CAAP-17-0000600 [ADA]

Pave v. Production Processing, Inc. (Order Denying Reconsideration).  ICA Opinion, filed 12/22/2022 [ada], 152 Haw. 164.  Consolidated With Case No. CAAP-17-0000925.  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/03/2023.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/27/2023.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/18/2023 [ada].  ICA Order of Correction, filed 05/23/2023 [ada].

Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board
January 6, 2023 S.Ct SCWC-20-0000431 [ADA]

In re: Tax Appeal of Jeffrey S. Lindner and Moloa‘a Farms, LLC (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA Opinion, filed 11/28/2022 [ada], 152 Haw. 130.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/28/2022.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/27/2023.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/07/2023 [ada].

Tax Appeal Court
January 6, 2023 S.Ct SCWC-17-0000234 [ADA]

Pflueger, Inc. v. AIU Holdings, Inc. (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 08/31/2022 [ada], 151 Haw. 430.  Concurring Opinion of Hiraoka, J.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/30/2022.  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 02/22/2023 [ada], 152 Haw. 260.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 5, 2023 ICA CAAP-22-0000743 [ADA]

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

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
January 4, 2023 ICA CAAP-22-0000747 [ADA]

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

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
January 3, 2023 S.Ct SCWC-17-0000815 [ADA]

Big Island Federal Credit Union v. Aguiar, Jr. (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 10/12/2022 [ada], 152 Haw. 22. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 10/21/2022. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/03/2022 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/01/2022.

District Court, 3rd Circuit, Puna Division
December 30, 2022 ICA CAAP-19-0000663 [ADA]

Wilmington Savings Fund Society v. Soto, Jr. (s.d.o., dismissed).  Consolidated With Case No. CAAP-22-0000090.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/28/2023.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/27/2023 [ada]

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 152 Haw. 129
December 29, 2022 ICA CAAP-18-0000761 [ADA]

U.S. Bank National Association v. Castro (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 152 Haw. 128
December 29, 2022 ICA CAAP-20-0000320 [ADA]

Nakaoka v. Shizuru (Order of Correction).  ICA Opinion, filed 09/01/2022 [ada], 151 Haw. 510.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/21/2023.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/17/2023 [ada].  S.Ct. s.d.o., filed 07/07/2023 [ada], 153 Haw. 248.  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/12/2023.  S.Ct. Order, filed 07/17/2023 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
December 28, 2022 ICA CAAP-22-0000619 [ADA]

In re: MT1 and MT2 (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal).

Family Court, 3rd Circuit, Kona Division
December 27, 2022 S.Ct SCWC-21-0000285 [ADA]

In re: ASK.  ICA s.d.o., filed 04/18/2022 [ada], 151 Haw. 15.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/30/2022.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/18/2022 [ada].

Family Court, 1st Circuit 152 Haw. 123
December 27, 2022 ICA CAAP-22-0000139 [ADA]

Hammond v. State (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/12/2023.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/23/2023 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
December 23, 2022 S.Ct SCEC-22-0000682 [ADA]

Malish v. Nago (Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Judgment).  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Complaint in Part, filed 11/14/2022 [ada].  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/16/2022.  S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/22/2022 [ada].

Original Proceeding
December 22, 2022 S.Ct SCPR-22-0000721 [ADA]

In re: Hillman (Order Granting Petition to Resign in Good Standing).

Original Proceeding
December 22, 2022 S.Ct SCPR-22-0000720 [ADA]

In re: Morris (Order Granting Petition to Resign in Good Standing).

Original Proceeding
December 22, 2022 ICA CAAP-21-0000304 [ADA]

Bocalbos v. Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children (Amended Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal).  Consolidated With Case Nos. CAAP-21-0000351 and CAAP-21-0000355.   ICA Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal, filed 12/20/2022.

Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board
December 22, 2022 ICA CAAP-17-0000600 [ADA]

Pave v. Production Processing, Inc.  Consolidated With Case No. CAAP-17-0000925.  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/03/2023.  ICA Order Denying Reconsideration, filed 01/09/2023 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/27/2023.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/18/2023 [ada].  ICA Order of Correction, filed 05/23/2023 [ada].

Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board 152 Haw. 164
December 22, 2022 ICA CAAP-22-0000355 [ADA]

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Hawthorne (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
December 22, 2022 ICA CAAP-18-0000694 [ADA]

E*Trade Bank v. Gibson (mem. op., affirmed).  Consolidated With Case No. CAAP-20-0000592.

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit 152 Haw. 111
December 22, 2022 ICA CAAP-22-0000681 [ADA]

Drexler v. Rashmin-Lakhani (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal).

Family Court, 2nd Circuit
December 21, 2022 ICA CAAP-21-0000664 [ADA]

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB v. Guinn (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
December 21, 2022 ICA CAAP-21-0000559 [ADA]

Association of Apartment Owners of Liliuokalani Gardens v. Nokolaidis (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
December 20, 2022 S.Ct SCMF-20-0000152 [ADA]

In re: Judiciary’s Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak (Order Further Extending June 5, 2020 Order Temporarily Suspending in Part Hawai‘i Rules of Penal Procedure Rule 6(a) (Circuit Court of the First Circuit)).  S.Ct. Order Temporarily Suspending in Part Hawai‘i Rules of Penal Procedure Rule (6) (a), filed 06/05/2020 [ada].  S.Ct. Order Extending June 5, 2020 Order Temporarily Suspending in Part Hawai‘i Rules of Penal Procedure Rule 6(a), filed 12/22/2020 [ada].  S.Ct. Order Further Extending June 5, 2020 Order Temporarily Suspending in Part Hawai‘i Rules of Penal Procedure Rule 6(a) (Circuit Court of the First Circuit), filed 12/16/2021 [ada]. SCt. Order Further Extending June 5, 2020 Order Temporarily Suspending in Part Hawai‘i Rules of Penal Procedure Rule 6(a) (Circuit Court of the First Circuit), filed 06/15/2022 [ada].  S.Ct. Order Further Extending June 5, 2020 Order Temporarily Suspending in Part Hawai‘i Rules of Penal Procedure Rule 6(a), filed 06/24/2022 [ada].

December 20, 2022 ICA CAAP-21-0000304

Bocalbos v. Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal).  ICA Amended Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal, filed 12/22/2022 [ada].  Consolidated With Case Nos. CAAP-21-0000351 and CAAP-21-0000355.

Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board
December 19, 2022 ICA CAAP-18-0000783 [ADA]

Princeville II Community Association v. Princeville at Hanalei Community Association (mem. op., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit 152 Haw. 128
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