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Case Number
Case Name
Appealed From
Reporter Citation
February 21, 2020 ICA CAAP-18-0000440 [ADA]

Bassan v. Federal Land Bank of Hawaii (s.d.o., affirmed).  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/11/2020.  ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/16/2020 [ada].

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit 146 Haw. 207
February 21, 2020 ICA CAAP-16-0000602 [ADA]

Porter v. The Queen’s Medical Center.  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/27/2020.  ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/04/2020.  ICA Amended Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/10/2020 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/11/2020.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/19/2020 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/13/2020.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/20/2020 [ada].  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 01/19/2021 [ada], 148 Haw. 530.

Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board 146 Haw. 559
February 21, 2020 ICA CAAP-16-0000348 [ADA]

Foo v. Boner (mem.op., affirmed).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/04/2020.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/17/2020 [ada].  Dissent [ada].

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit 146 Haw. 207
February 20, 2020 S.Ct SCWC-17-0000918 [ADA]

State v. Makanani (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 09/18/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 143.  ICA Order of Correction, filed 10/17/2019 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/23/2019.

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit
February 20, 2020 S.Ct SCWC-16-0000105 [ADA]

Krentler v. Krentler (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 09/25/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 143.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/14/2020.

Family Court, 1st Circuit
February 20, 2020 ICA CAAP-16-0000831 [ADA]

Dang v. Morrissey (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit, Wailuku Division
February 20, 2020 ICA CAAP-19-0000384 [ADA]

State v. Mellow (Order Dismissing Appeal).

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division
February 20, 2020 ICA CAAP-19-0000383 [ADA]

State v. Mellow (Order Dismissing Appeal).

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division
February 19, 2020 ICA CAAP-17-0000604 [ADA]

State v. Williams-Garcia (Order of Correction).  ICA s.d.o., filed 02/13/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 206.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
February 19, 2020 ICA CAAP-19-0000338 [ADA]

State v. Zhang (Order of Correction).  ICA s.d.o., filed 02/13/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 206.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/05/2020.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/18/2020 [ada].  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Certiorari Proceedings, filed 06/03/2021 [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division
February 18, 2020 S.Ct SCOT-20-0000061 [ADA]

Abel v. Obama (Order).

Original Proceeding
February 18, 2020 S.Ct SCPR-20-0000065 [ADA]

In re: Kwok (Order Granting Petition).

Original Proceeding
February 18, 2020 ICA CAAP-19-0000068 [ADA]

In re: SK, LK Jr., SKF, LK (s.d.o., affirmed).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/20/2020.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/18/2020 [ada].

Family Court, 1st Circuit 146 Haw. 206
February 14, 2020 ICA CAAP-19-0000808 [ADA]

State v. Pelayo (Order Granting in Part Motion to Withdraw Appeal).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
February 14, 2020 ICA CAAP-19-0000620 [ADA]

State v. Robles (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal).

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division
February 13, 2020 S.Ct SCWC-18-0000781 [ADA]

State v. Hardoby (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 11/22/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 297.  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/25/2019.  ICA Order Denying Reconsideration, filed 12/05/2019 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/24/2019.  S.Ct. mem. op., filed 04/05/2021 [ada] 149 Haw. 144.

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
February 13, 2020 S.Ct SCWC-17-0000895 [ADA]

Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop v. Au (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA Order Dismissing Appeal, filed 10/31/2019 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/20/2019.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
February 13, 2020 S.Ct SCWC-18-0000494 [ADA]

State v. Rosa (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari and Remanding the Case to the Circuit Court for Determination of Appointment of Counsel).  ICA s.d.o., filed 11/27/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 441.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/03/2020.  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Certiorari Proceeding, filed 04/05/2021 [ada].

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit
February 13, 2020 ICA CAAP-17-0000604 [ADA]

State v. Williams-Garcia (s.d.o., affirmed, vacated and remanded).  ICA Order of Correction, filed 02/19/2020 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 146 Haw. 206
February 13, 2020 ICA CAAP-19-0000338 [ADA]

State v. Zhang (s.d.o., vacated and remanded).  ICA Order of Correction, filed 02/19/2020 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/05/2020.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/18/2020 [ada].  S.Ct. Order Dismissing Certiorari Proceedings, filed 06/03/2021 [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division 146 Haw. 206
February 12, 2020 ICA CAAP-17-0000387 [ADA]

Delapinia v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/13/2020.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/04/2020 [ada].  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 10/25/2021 [ada], 150 Haw. 91.

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 146 Haw. 218
February 11, 2020 S.Ct SCPW-20-0000049 [ADA]

Eleson v. State (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus).  Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed 01/29/2020.

Original Proceeding
February 10, 2020 S.Ct SCWC-18-0000536 [ADA]

DL v. CL (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 10/07/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 146. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 10/17/2019.  ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 10/21/2019 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/07/2020. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Certiorari Proceeding, filed 04/29/2020 [ada].

Family Court, 1st Circuit
February 10, 2020 ICA CAAP-18-0000878 [ADA]

State v. Stroeve (Amended s.d.o., affirmed).  ICA s.d.o., filed 02/07/2020.

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 146 Haw. 206
February 10, 2020 ICA CAAP-17-0000698 [ADA]

Ritchie v. Department of Public Safety (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal).

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit
February 10, 2020 ICA CAAP-17-0000590 [ADA]

MAJ Inc. v. Avalon (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal).

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit
February 10, 2020 ICA CAAP-15-0000941 [ADA]

Andrade v. County of Hawai‘i (Order of Correction).  ICA Opinion, filed 09/30/2019 [ada].

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit
February 7, 2020 ICA CAAP-18-0000878

State v. Stroeve (s.d.o, affirmed).  ICA Amended s.d.o., filed 02/10/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 206.

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
February 6, 2020 ICA CAAP-19-0000803 [ADA]

Kim v. International Business Machines Corporation (Order Granting November 27, 2019 Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).

Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board
February 6, 2020 ICA CAAP-15-0000648 [ADA]

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

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 146 Haw. 205
February 6, 2020 S.Ct SCWC-16-0000355 [ADA]

Quel v. Board of Trustees, Employees’ Retirement System of Hawai‘i.   ICA s.d.o., filed 05/18/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 216. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/06/2018.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/27/2018 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 146 Haw. 197
February 6, 2020 ICA CAAP-17-0000356 [ADA]

Guzman v. CIT Bank, N.A. (Order Approving The Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal With Prejudice).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit
February 6, 2020 ICA CAAP-19-0000446 [ADA]

LO v. NO (mem. op., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/03/2020.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/20/2020 [ada].  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 11/05/2020 [ada], 148 Haw. 336.

Family Court, 1st Circuit 146 Haw. 205
February 5, 2020 ICA CAAP-19-0000564 [ADA]

In re: Hawai‘i State Asbestos Cases.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
February 5, 2020 ICA CAAP-19-0000672 [ADA]

Powers v. The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
February 4, 2020 ICA CAAP-18-0000892 [ADA]

In re: GC (s.d.o., reversed).

Family Court, 3rd Circuit 146 Haw. 205
January 31, 2020 S.Ct SCPW-20-0000028 [ADA]

Abel v. Acoba (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus).  Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 01/17/2020.

Original Proceeding
January 31, 2020 ICA CAAP-16-0000323 [ADA]

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

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 146 Haw. 155
January 31, 2020 S.Ct SCWC-16-0000402 [ADA]

State v. Domut.  Opinion by Recktenwald, C. J., Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part, With Whom Nakayama, J., Joins [ada].  ICA s.d.o., filed 07/30/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 100. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/29/2018.  S.Ct Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/11/2018 [ada].

District Court, 2nd Circuit, Wailuku Division 146 Haw. 183
January 31, 2020 ICA CAAP-19-0000265 [ADA]

State v. Rosa (Order Approving Stipulation for Voluntary Dismissal of the Appeal).

Family Court, 5th Circuit
January 31, 2020 ICA CAAP-17-0000050 [ADA]

Connections New Century Public Charter School v. Windward Planning Commission (mem. op., vacated and remanded).  Consolidated with Case Nos. CAAP-16-0000813 and CAAP-16-0000879.

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit 146 Haw. 155
January 30, 2020 S.Ct SCAD-19-0000656 [ADA]

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

Original Proceeding
January 30, 2020 S.Ct SCWC-16-0000349 [ADA]

Botelho v. Atlas Recycling Center, LLC. (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 10/08/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 147.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/05/2019.  S.Ct Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/11/2019 [ada].  Amended Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/16/2019.  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/04/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 435.

Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board
January 30, 2020 S.Ct SCWC-16-0000712 [ADA]

Chen v. Mah.  Opinion By Recktenwald, C. J., Concurring and Dissenting in Part and Concurring in the Judgment, With Whom Nakayama, J., Joins [ada].  ICA s.d.o., filed 03/14/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 70.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/27/2019.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/28/2019 [ada]. 

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 146 Haw. 157
January 30, 2020 ICA CAAP-18-0000867 [ADA]

Mott v. City and County of Honolulu.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/10/2020.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/07/2020 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 146 Haw. 210
January 30, 2020 ICA CAAP-17-0000736 [ADA]

Clement v. State (s.d.o., vacated and remanded).  ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 06/25/2018 [ada].  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 07/09/2018.  ICA Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration of the June 25, 2018 Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 08/02/2018 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/21/2020.  ICA Order, filed 02/28/2020 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 146 Haw. 119
January 30, 2020 S.Ct SCWC-16-0000403 [ADA]

State v. Atonio (Order).  ICA mem. op., filed 10/11/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 260.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/13/2019.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit
January 29, 2020 ICA CAAP-16-0000610 [ADA]

State v. Feliciano (s.d.o., affirmed).  Petitioner’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/02/2020.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/1/2020 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit 146 Haw. 118
January 29, 2020 ICA CAAP-16-0000786 [ADA]

State v. Ewart (mem. op., vacated and remanded).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit 146 Haw. 118
January 29, 2020 ICA CAAP-18-0000064 [ADA]

State v. Key (s.d.o., vacated and remanded).  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/30/2020.  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/27/2020 [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Wahiawa Division 146 Haw. 118
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