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Opinions
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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000291 [ADA] | Schmidt v. Dubin (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of Summary Disposition Order [JEFS 87], filed March 28, 2024). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/28/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 90. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/28/2024. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of SDO Filed March 28, [2024], filed 04/04/2024 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/05/2024. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/18/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/18/2024 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 09/16/2024 [ada], 155 Haw. 16. Dissenting Opinion by Eddins, J., with whom Circuit Judge Kawano, In Place of Devens, J., Joins [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| April 15, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000758 [ADA] | Kia’i Wai O Wai’ale’ale v. Board of Land and Natural Resources (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| April 15, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000032 [ADA] | County of Kaua’i v. Kala Industries LLC (s.d.o. vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 154 Haw. 107 |
| April 12, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000427 [ADA] | Franks v. Holloway (Order of Correction). ICA Opinion, filed 11/28/2023 [ada], 153 Haw. 419. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| April 12, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000378 [ADA] | Tropical Plumbing & Bath, Inc. v. Association of Apartment Owners of Moana Pacific (s.d.o., affirmed, vacated, and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 106 |
| April 12, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-22-0000516 [ADA] | Sierra Club v. Board of Land and Natural Resources. Dissenting Opinion by Nakasone, J. Consolidated with CAAP-22-0000519. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/15/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/11/2024 [ada]. ICA Order of Correction, filed 10/31/2024 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 09/05/2025, 156 Haw. 382. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 264 |
| April 12, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000870 [ADA] | Raquinio v. County of Hawai‘i (s.d.o., affirmed). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/16/2024. ICA Order, filed 04/18/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 154 Haw. 94 |
| April 12, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000742 [ADA] | Kai v. Hawaiian Riverbend, LLC (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/14/2024. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/25/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 154 Haw. 93 |
| April 11, 2024 | ICA | SCWC-17-0000867 [ADA] | Wo v. Board of Land and Natural Resources (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). Dissent by Kawano, J. ICA mem. op., filed 11/08/2023 [ada], 153 Haw. 364. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/12/2024. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| April 11, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000678 [ADA] | Molloy v. Jouppi (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, Puna Division | |
| April 11, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000667 [ADA] | Vaughan v. Vaughan (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| April 11, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000464 [ADA] | In Re: The Genaro Louis Perez Trust Dated October 19, 2015 (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 93 |
| April 11, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000679 [ADA] | State v. Stern (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, North and South Kona Division | |
| April 11, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000050 [ADA] | Tagama v. Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| April 11, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-22-0000626 [ADA] | Ketchum v. Richards, III (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| April 9, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000202 [ADA] | Fiedler v. Tony Hyundai Waipio (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| April 9, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000523 [ADA] | Aurora Loan Services, LLC v. Currier (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 154 Haw. 105 |
| April 9, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000019 [ADA] | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB v. Taguiped (s.d.o. vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 154 Haw. 106 |
| April 9, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000770 [ADA] | Wilmington Trust v. Tamayose (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 154 Haw. 93 |
| April 8, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-19-0000643 [ADA] | State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers v. Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem. op., filed 12/29/2023 [ada], 153 Haw. 431. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/23/2024. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| April 5, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-22-0000413 [ADA] | State v. Ard (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 12/28/2023 [ada], 153 Haw. 418. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/28/2024. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| April 5, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000754 [ADA] | PNC Bank National Association v. Levitz (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| April 5, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000386 [ADA] | JPMorgan Chase Bank v. Van Cleave (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/05/2024. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/01/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 154 Haw. 92 |
| April 5, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000624 [ADA] | Citibank N.A. v. Kaulia-Webb (s.d.o., affirmed). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/16/2024. ICA Order, filed 04/26/2024 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/13/2024. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 154 Haw. 92 |
| April 5, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000245 [ADA] | State v. Nolen (s.d.o., affirmed and remanded). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/03/2024. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/28/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 105 |
| April 5, 2024 | S.Ct | SCPW-24-0000086 [ADA] | Yang v. Drewyer (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 02/12/2024. |
Original Proceeding | |
| April 5, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000080 [ADA] | Martin v. Department of Public Safety (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| April 5, 2024 | S.Ct | SCPW-24-0000076 [ADA] | Graham v. First Circuit Court (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 02/05/2024. |
Original Proceeding | |
| April 5, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000047 [ADA] | Waimanalo 56, LLC v. Waimanalo Television Partners, LLC (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/01/2024. S.Ct Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/14/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 92 |
| April 4, 2024 | S.Ct | SCWC-22-0000128 [ADA] | K.T. v. K.H. (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem. op., filed 12/20/2023 [ada], 153 Haw. 417. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 12/30/2023. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/08/2024 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/29/2024. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| April 4, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000291 [ADA] | Schmidt v. Dubin (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of SDO Filed March 28, [2024]). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/28/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 90. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/28/2024. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/05/2024. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of Summary Disposition Order [JEFS 87], filed March 28, 2024, filed 04/15/2024 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/18/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/18/2024 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 09/16/2024 [ada], 155 Haw. 16. Dissenting Opinion by Eddins, J., with whom Circuit Judge Kawano, In Place of Devens, J., Joins [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| April 2, 2024 | S.Ct | SCPW-24-0000214 [ADA] | Thorson v. Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority (Order). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 03/27/2024. |
Original Proceeding | |
| April 2, 2024 | S.Ct | SCPW-23-0000711 [ADA] | Nice v. Valenciano (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 12/05/2023. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/19/2024. S.Ct. Order Denying Motions, filed 04/23/2024 [ada]. |
Original Proceeding | |
| April 1, 2024 | S.Ct | SCPR-24-0000144 [ADA] | In Re: Chee (Order Granting Petition to Resign in Good Standing). |
Original Proceeding | |
| April 1, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-22-0000349 [ADA] | In Re: Tax Appeal of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. Department of Taxation (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/15/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 48. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/25/2024. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/13/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/08/2024 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 10/07/2024 [ada], 155 Haw. 197. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 10/17/2024. S.Ct. Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/27/2024 [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 11/27/2024 [ada]. |
Tax Appeal Court | |
| March 28, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000868 [ADA] | Scarlett v. Macy’s West Stores, Inc. (Order). ICA s.d.o., filed 07/31/2023 [ada], 153 Haw. 261. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/20/2024. ICA Order, filed 03/13/2024 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/22/2024. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| March 28, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000332 [ADA] | State v. Opalani (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/28/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 90. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| March 28, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000318 [ADA] | Strauss v. Dierdorff (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | 154 Haw. 89 |
| March 28, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-22-0000732 [ADA] | State v. Reyes (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/28/2024. S.Ct Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/13/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 88 |
| March 28, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000169 [ADA] | Cordero v. County of Maui (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | 154 Haw. 88 |
| March 28, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-000005 [ADA] | State v. Wilson (s.d.o., affirmed). Consolidated with CAAP-23-0000401. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/01/2024. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/06/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 89 |
| March 28, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-22-0000357 [ADA] | K.P. v. E.M. (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/05/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/04/2024 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 09/15/2025, 157 Haw. 35. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Ginoza, J., in which McKenna, J., Joins. |
Family Court, 2nd Circuit | 154 Haw. 89 |
| March 28, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-22-0000733 [ADA] | WDI International, Inc. v. Gen Hawaii LLC (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| March 28, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000291 [ADA] | Schmidt v. Dubin (s.d.o., affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/28/2024. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of SDO Filed March 28, [2024], filed 04/04/2024 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/05/2024. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of Summary Disposition Order [JEFS 87], filed March 28, 2024, filed 04/15/2024 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/18/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/18/2024 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 09/16/2024 [ada], 155 Haw. 16. Dissenting Opinion by Eddins, J., with whom Circuit Judge Kawano, In Place of Devens, J., Joins [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 90 |
| March 28, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000142 [ADA] | In Re: The Appointment of an Arbitrator in Blue Tile Beach House, LLC v. Napuawailupe LP (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 154 Haw. 90 |
| March 28, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000332 [ADA] | State v. Opalani (s.d.o., affirmed). ICA Order of Correction, filed 03/28/2024 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 154 Haw. 90 |
| March 28, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000577 [ADA] | In Re: M.O., Born on 00/00/2014 and H.F., Born on 00/00/2016 (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 154 Haw. 91 |
| March 27, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000439 [ADA] | Prospect Co., LTD v. SCD ML II, LLC (s.d.o., affirmed and dismissed). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 154 Haw. 87 |
| March 27, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-22-0000523 [ADA] | Koob Family Limited Partnership II v. Kalani Honua Inc. (Order). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| March 27, 2024 | ICA | CAAP-21-0000640 [ADA] | J.D. v. D.D. (s.d.o., dismissed and affirmed). |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit, Kona Division | 154 Haw. 88 |
