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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000578 | Wideman v. Hawaii Paroling Authority (s.d.o., affirmed and denied). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 158 Haw. 60 |
| February 5, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000445 | Skellington v. Kama (s.d.o., affirmed). Consolidated with CAAP-24-0000434. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/06/2026. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/13/2026. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 158 Haw. 18 |
| February 4, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-23-0000347 | Fung v. Hoi (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 01/22/2026, 158 Haw. 14. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/02/2026. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/10/2026. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/20/2026. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | |
| February 4, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-23-0000492 | Rosa v. Kaua‘i Police Department (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 12/09/2025, 157 Haw. 522. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/13/2026. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/25/2026. S.Ct. Order, filed 03/02/2026. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | |
| February 4, 2026 | ICA | CAOT-16-0000887 | Echineque v. State (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| February 4, 2026 | ICA | CAOT-16-0000220 | Echineque v. State (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| February 4, 2026 | ICA | CAOT-15-0000953 | Echineque v. State (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| February 4, 2026 | ICA | CAOT-15-0000328 | Echineque v. State (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| February 3, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000378 | Weeks v. Warner (Order Dismissing Appeal). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/25/2026. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/02/2026. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit, North and South Hilo Division | |
| February 3, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000519 | Clemens v. Pali’s Pools LLC (Order Dismissing Motion for Reconsideration). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal, filed 12/23/2025. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/27/2026. |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| February 3, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000143 | Shimauchi v. Rei (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/18/2026. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/20/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 158 Haw. 18 |
| February 2, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-23-0000186 | Adler v. Discovery Harbour Community Association (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 10/03/2025, 157 Haw. 353. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/20/2025. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/21/2025. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/24/2025. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| January 30, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-22-0000754 | State v. Bibbs (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 09/22/2025, 157 Haw. 413. ICA Order of Correction, filed 11/18/2025. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/13/2025. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 30, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000140 | Broad v. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 30, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000695 | Beselt v. Waldorf=Astoria Management LLC (s.d.o., affirmed and denied). Consolidated with CAAP-24-0000314. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/10/2026. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/19/2026. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 158 Haw. 17 |
| January 30, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000037 | State v. Keliiheleua (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/16/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 158 Haw. 17 |
| January 30, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000828 | State v. Doo (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 158 Haw. 17 |
| January 30, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000743 | State v. Jercy (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/16/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 158 Haw. 18 |
| January 30, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000305 | In re: Application to Settle Boundaries of the Land of Kahuku (Portion) and Wilhelm v. Kealia Ranch LLC (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/27/2026. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 158 Haw. 16 |
| January 30, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000661 | Penaflor v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 158 Haw. 17 |
| January 29, 2026 | S.Ct | SCPW-25-0000595 | Jeffries v. Fukui (Order Denying Petition). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 08/29/2025. |
Original Proceeding | |
| January 28, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000006 | State v. Tran (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/06/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 158 Haw. 16 |
| January 28, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000323 | Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc. v. City and County of Honolulu (s.d.o., affirmed). Concurring Opinion by Wadsworth, J., in which Guidry, J., Joins. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/24/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 158 Haw. 15 |
| January 28, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000369 | Mathern v. Edward D. Jones & Company (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/30/2026. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 158 Haw. 15 |
| January 28, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000458 | State v. Blas. Consolidated with CAAP-24-0000667, CAAP-24-0000729, and CAAP-24-0000765. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/16/2026. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/26/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 27, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000341 | State v. Peter (s.d.o., affirmed). Consolidated with CAAP-25-0000342. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 158 Haw. 15 |
| January 27, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000364 | State v. Gonzaga (s.d.o., affirmed). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/06/2026. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/12/2026. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 158 Haw. 15 |
| January 27, 2026 | S.Ct | SCPW-25-0000432 | Middleton v. Nakamoto (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition). Petition for Writ of Mandamus or Prohibition, filed 06/03/2025. |
Original Proceeding | |
| January 26, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-23-0000736 | Graham v. Hawai‘i Paroling Authority (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 11/24/2025, 157 Haw. 439. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/22/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 26, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000735 | Davis v. Warsh (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 158 Haw. 14 |
| January 26, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000641 | Ibbetson v. Kaiawe (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 158 Haw. 13 |
| January 23, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000019 | State v. Paresa (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 158 Haw. 13 |
| January 23, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000555 | Grandinetti v. Sumera-Lee (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| January 23, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000024 | State v. Gilliard (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/11/2026. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 158 Haw. 12 |
| January 22, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000612 | Schmidt v. Gearhart (Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal, filed 01/08/2026. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/12/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 22, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000347 | Fung v. Hoi (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/02/2026. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/04/2026. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/10/2026. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/20/2026. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 158 Haw. 14 |
| January 22, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-24-0000754 | Friends of Māhā‘ulepū v. Kaua‘i Planning Commission (s.do., vacated and remanded). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/24/2026. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/09/2026. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 158 Haw. 14 |
| January 22, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000756 | State v. Olson (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 158 Haw. 12 |
| January 21, 2026 | S.Ct | SCPW-25-0000710 | Dick v. Disciplinary Board of the Hawai‘i Supreme Court (Order Denying Petition and Motion for Stay). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 10/14/2025. |
Original Proceeding | |
| January 21, 2026 | S.Ct | SCPW-24-0000484 | Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest v. Kawashima (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 07/22/2024. S.Ct. Order, filed 01/05/2026. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/15/2026. |
Original Proceeding | |
| January 20, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-24-0000450 | In re: Adoption of B.H. (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 08/29/2025, 156 Haw. 379. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/26/2025. |
Family Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| January 20, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-24-0000495 | Carter v. Honolulu Police Department (Order Dismissing Motion for Reconsideration). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 10/27/2025. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/14/2025. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/11/2025. ICA Order Rejecting Applications for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/30/2025. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/15/2026. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 20, 2026 | S.Ct | SCWC-23-0000380 | Zhang v. Wu (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 01/09/2026, 158 Haw. 52. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/15/2026. |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Ko‘olau Poko Division | |
| January 20, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000727 | Wideman v. HMS Construction Company (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 158 Haw. 12 |
| January 16, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000470 | Acosta-Cannon v. State (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 16, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000485 | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Prentice (Order). ICA s.d.o., filed 11/28/2025, 157 Haw. 441. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 12/08/2025. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| January 16, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000360 | HSBC Bank USA v. Hendricks (Order). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| January 16, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-23-0000046 | State v. Franco (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit | 158 Haw. 12 |
| January 14, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000405 | Lipcon v. Maliko Coffee Cottages (Order (1) Denying Motion to Consolidate Appeals and (2) Dismissing Case No. CAAP-25-0000405). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| January 14, 2026 | ICA | CAAP-25-0000656 | Keahi v. Agena (Order). |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit |