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Case Name
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Reporter Citation
August 28, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-22-0000690

State v. Kaakimaka. ICA s.d.o., filed 01/31/2025 [ada], 155 Haw. 297.  Opinion by Hiraoka, J. Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part. Opinion by Guidry J. Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/16/2025. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/23/2025. S.Ct. Amended Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/23/2025 [ada]. ICA s.d.o., filed 10/13/2025. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Hiraoka, J.

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit 156 Haw. 302
August 28, 2025 ICA CAAP-23-0000683

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

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 156 Haw. 301
August 27, 2025 ICA CAAP-23-0000432

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

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 156 Haw. 301
August 27, 2025 ICA CAAP-25-0000123

State v. Grandinetti (Order). ICA Order, filed 06/27/2025 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/21/2025. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/04/2025 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/19/2025.

District Court, 3rd Circuit, North and South Hilo Division
August 27, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-21-0000438

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas v. Szymanski (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 01/31/2025 [ada], 155 Haw. 294. Consolidated with CAAP-22-0000588. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/10/2025. ICA Order, filed 02/18/2025 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/07/2025. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/02/2025.  S.Ct. Amended Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/02/2025 [ada]. S.Ct. s.d.o., filed 08/12/2025, 156 Haw. 267. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/22/2025.

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
August 27, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-21-0000400

The Bank of New York Mellon v. White (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 12/30/2024 [ada], 155 Haw. 255. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/09/2025. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/15/2025 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/05/2025. ICA Order, filed 02/18/2025 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/01/2025. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/15/2025 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 08/07/2025, 156 Haw. 246. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/18/2025.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
August 27, 2025 ICA CAAP-24-0000034

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

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
August 27, 2025 ICA CAAP-23-0000359

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

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit 156 Haw. 378
August 27, 2025 ICA CAAP-24-0000030

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

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 156 Haw. 301
August 26, 2025 ICA CAAP-22-0000479

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

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 156 Haw. 378
August 26, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-18-0000057

Ke Kauhulu O Mānā v. Board of Land and Natural Resources. ICA mem. op., filed 04/30/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 158. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/31/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/30/2024 [ada].

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit 156 Haw. 356
August 25, 2025 S.Ct SCPW-25-0000075

Shimizu v. Cataldo (Order Denying Petition). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 02/11/2025. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/15/2025. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/18/2025.

Original Proceeding
August 25, 2025 ICA CAAP-24-0000811

Harte v. Smith (Order Granting Motions to Dismiss Appeal).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
August 25, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-21-0000687

Rodriguez v. Mauna Kea Resort LLC. ICA s.d.o., filed 12/12/2024 [ada], 155 Haw. 223. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/10/2025. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/05/2025 [ada]. 

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 156 Haw. 289
August 25, 2025 ICA CAAP-22-0000261

Save Kaiwa Ridge v. Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 156 Haw. 300
August 25, 2025 ICA CAAP-23-0000738

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

District Court, 1st Circuit 156 Haw. 301
August 22, 2025 ICA CAAP-23-0000144

State v. Thompson (s.d.o., vacated, remanded, and affirmed). Consolidated with CAAP-23-0000145, CAAP-23-0000146, and CAAP-23-0000147.

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit 156 Haw. 300
August 22, 2025 ICA CAAP-22-0000279

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

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 156 Haw. 300
August 21, 2025 S.Ct SCPR-25-0000544

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

Original Proceeding
August 21, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-22-0000051

Ewa Villages Owners Association v. Tautua (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/28/2025 [ada], 155 Haw. 471. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/30/2025.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
August 21, 2025 ICA CAAP-21-0000324

Tone v. Hashimoto (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit 156 Haw. 299
August 20, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-18-0000678

In re: FWH, by and through Aloha Nursing Rehab Centre v. Department of Human Services (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/29/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 112. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/25/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/13/2024 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 156 Haw. 289
August 19, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-24-0000113

Sierra Club v. Board of Land and Natural Resources (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/30/2025 [ada], 156 Haw. 23. Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part by Nakasone, J. Consolidated with CAAP-24-0000114. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/26/2025. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/25/2025. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/29/2025.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
August 19, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-19-0000261

Loyalty Development Company, LTD. v. Ching. ICA s.d.o., filed 05/17/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 256. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/13/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/03/2024 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 156 Haw. 276
August 19, 2025 ICA CAAP-23-0000408

American Express National Bank v. Toure (Order). ICA s.d.o., filed 08/11/2025, 156 Haw. 265. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/14/2025. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/26/2025. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/04/2025.

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division
August 19, 2025 ICA CAAP-23-0000029

Rees v. Gordon (s.d.o., affirmed).

District Court, 5th Circuit, Līhuʻe Division 156 Haw. 299
August 18, 2025 ICA CAAP-22-0000506

Hawai‘i Government Employees Association v. Department of Public Safety.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
August 18, 2025 ICA CAAP-23-0000126

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

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 156 Haw. 299
August 18, 2025 ICA CAAP-25-0000106

Wells Fargo Bank v. Quest One Adventures, Inc. (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
August 14, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-17-0000714

Cowan v. Exclusive Resorts PBL1, LLC. ICA 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, filed 01/24/2023 [ada]. 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 156 Haw. 268
August 14, 2025 ICA CAAP-22-0000461

Romancia v. Roberson (Order Dismissing Appeal as Moot).

Family Court, 3rd Circuit
August 14, 2025 ICA CAAP-23-0000007

The Bank of New York Mellon v. Manzanillo (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 156 Haw. 266
August 14, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-22-0000452

State v. Cichy (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/07/2025 [ada], 155 Haw. 473. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/05/2025.

Family Court, 1st Circuit
August 13, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-20-0000557

Greenspon v. CIT Bank, N.A. (Order Denying Motion). ICA s.d.o., filed 11/19/2024 [ada], 155 Haw. 194. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/26/2024. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/27/2024. ICA Order Denying Motions for Reconsideration, filed 12/04/2024 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/18/2025. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/21/2025. S.Ct. Order Accepting Applications for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/16/2025 [ada]. S.Ct. s.d.o., filed 07/29/2025 [ada], 156 Haw. 221. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/08/2025.

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
August 13, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-23-0000296

State v. Lavoie. ICA s.d.o., filed 08/15/2024 [ada], 154 Haw. 419. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/25/2024. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/08/2025 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 156 Haw. 250
August 13, 2025 ICA CAAP-23-0000307

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

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division 156 Haw. 299
August 12, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-21-0000438

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas v. Szymanski (s.d.o., affirmed). ICA s.d.o., filed 01/31/2025 [ada], 155 Haw. 294. Consolidated with CAAP-22-0000588. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/10/2025. ICA Order, filed 02/18/2025 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/07/2025. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/02/2025.  S.Ct. Amended Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/02/2025 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/22/2025. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/27/2025.

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 156 Haw. 267
August 12, 2025 S.Ct SCPW-25-0000168

Carvalho v. Ochiai (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Prohibition Without Prejudice). Petition for Writ of Prohibition, filed 03/14/2025.

Original Proceeding
August 12, 2025 S.Ct SCPW-24-0000773

Hai Run LLC v. Ochiai (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 11/13/2024.

Original Proceeding
August 11, 2025 S.Ct SCPW-25-0000325

Shaw v. To‘oto‘o (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss). Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 04/04/2025. 

Original Proceeding
August 11, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-21-0000714

Herzog v. Hawai‘i Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/18/2025 [ada], 155 Haw. 449. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/16/2025.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
August 11, 2025 ICA CAAP-23-0000408

American Express National Bank v. Toure (s.d.o., affirmed and denied). Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/14/2025. ICA Order, filed 08/19/2025. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/26/2025. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/04/2025.

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division 156 Haw. 265
August 11, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-21-0000669

PL III, LLC v. Puu Lani Ranch Corp (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 12/23/2024 [ada], 155 Haw. 228. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/02/2025. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/13/2025 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/05/2025. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/06/2025. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/07/2025. S.Ct. Order Accepting Applications for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/04/2025 [ada].

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
August 8, 2025 ICA CAAP-23-0000040

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

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 156 Haw. 264
August 8, 2025 ICA CAAP-25-0000108

State v. Rodriguez (Order). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal, filed 07/23/2025 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/01/2025.

District Court, 3rd Circuit, North and South Hilo Division
August 8, 2025 ICA CAAP-23-0000448

Kruize v. Kruize (s.d.o., affirmed).

Family Court, 1st Circuit 156 Haw. 298
August 8, 2025 ICA CAAP-22-0000678

Sierra Club v. Honua‘ula Partners, LLC (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 156 Haw. 265
August 8, 2025 ICA CAAP-23-0000127

Gilliam v. Elliott (s.d.o., vacated and remanded).

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit 156 Haw. 265
August 7, 2025 S.Ct SCWC-21-0000400

The Bank of New York Mellon v. White. ICA s.d.o., filed 12/30/2024 [ada], 155 Haw. 255. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/09/2025. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/15/2025 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/05/2025. ICA Order, filed 02/18/2025 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/01/2025. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/15/2025 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/18/2025. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/27/2025.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 156 Haw. 246
August 7, 2025 ICA CAAP-23-0000374

Dicks v. Napili Kai, LTD (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 156 Haw. 264
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