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Date |
Ct. |
Case Number |
Case Name |
Appealed From |
Reporter Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-14-0001086 [ADA] | Villaver v. Sylva. ICA s.d.o., filed 10/11/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 531. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/22/2018. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/12/2018 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 145 Haw. 29 |
| May 13, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000414 [ADA] | Lumford v. Ota (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 11/30/2018 [ada], 144 Haw. 20. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/01/2019. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| May 13, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000560 [ADA] | YMM LLC v. Kuroiwa (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
District Court, 5th Circuit | |
| May 13, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000618 [ADA] | Mironer v. Steele (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
District Court, 5th Circuit | |
| May 13, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000509 [ADA] | Seim v. Olthafer (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit, North and South Kona Division | |
| May 13, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000476 [ADA] | Self v. Fisher (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Family Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| May 13, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000392 [ADA] | Moore v. Roberts Hawaii, Inc. (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board | |
| May 13, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000734 [ADA] | Bank of Hawaii v. Marques (mem. op., affirmed, vacated, and remanded). Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-16-0000827. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/12/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/09/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 379 |
| May 13, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000372 [ADA] | Huff v. Martin (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 144 Haw. 379 |
| May 10, 2019 | S.Ct | SCOT-17-0000630 [ADA] | In re Application of Hawai‘i Electric Light Company, Inc. |
Public Utilities Commission | 145 Haw. 1 |
| May 10, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000556 [ADA] | State v. Hattori (mem. op., affirmed). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 378 |
| May 10, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000381 [ADA] | State v. Naeole (mem.op., vacated and remanded). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/12/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/23/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/22/2020 [ada], 148 Haw. 243. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 06/22/2020 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 378 |
| May 10, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000711 [ADA] | Wiesenberg v. University of Hawaiʻi (mem. op., vacated, reversed, and affirmed). ICA Order Granting November 24, 2015 Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 02/16/2016 [ada]. Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant Rovert E. Wiesenberg’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/16/2016. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/29/2016 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/30/2016 [ada], 138 Haw. 210. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 378 |
| May 9, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000428 [ADA] | State v. Spinney (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| May 9, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000381 [ADA] | Apuna v. McCabe (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| May 9, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000958 [ADA] | State of Hawaiʻi Organization of Police Officers v. City and County of Honolulu (Order Denying April 30, 2019 HRAP Rule 40 Motion for Reconsideration of April 22, 2019 Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 04/22/2019 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/30/2019. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/20/2019. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| May 9, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000145 [ADA] | Malabe v. Association of Apartment Owners of Executive Centre (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 11/29/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 331. Defendant-Appellee’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/29/2019. Plaintiffs-Appellants’ Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/29/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/23/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/17/2020 [ada], 147 Haw. 330. Opinion by Recktenwald, C. J., Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part, With Whom Nakayama, J., Joins [ada]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 06/18/2020 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| May 9, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000617 [ADA] | MS v. JS (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
Family Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| May 9, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000007 [ADA] | State v. Boado (mem. op., vacated and remanded). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 377 |
| May 8, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000049 [ADA] | State v. Cattaneo (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 12/20/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 523. Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-16-0000050. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/31/2019. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| May 8, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000919 [ADA] | JR v. IR (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 01/17/2019. ICA Amended s.d.o., filed 01/25/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 5. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/29/2019. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| May 8, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000097 [ADA] | State v. Hofer (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/07/2019. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/29/2019 [ada]. |
District Court, 3rd Circuit | 144 Haw. 377 |
| May 8, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000022 [ADA] | Ferreira v. Kuroiwa (Order Dismissing Appeal). |
District Court, 5th Circuit | |
| May 8, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000106 [ADA] | Coco Palms Hui LLC v. Mau-Espirito (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/24/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/17/2019 [ada]. |
District Court, 5th Circuit | 144 Haw. 377 |
| May 7, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPW-18-0000570 [ADA] | JD v. Poelman (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus and/or Prohibition). Petition for Writ of Mandamus and/or Prohibition, filed 07/18/2018. |
Original Proceeding | |
| May 7, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-15-0000434 [ADA] | Collins v. Wassell (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 02/28/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 66. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/30/2019. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/01/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/02/2019 [ada]. |
Family Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| May 7, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-19-0000343 [ADA] | State v. Watson (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | |
| May 7, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000970 [ADA] | Maluafiti v. Bright (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| May 7, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000351 [ADA] | State v. Winham (Amended s.d.o., vacated and remanded). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/04/2019, 144 Haw. 154. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/12/2019. ICA Order Denying April 12, 2019 Motion for Reconsideration of the Summary Disposition Order Filed April 4, 2019, filed 04/22/2019 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/21/2019. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/24/2019 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/14/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/23/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Certiorari Proceeding, filed 06/12/2020 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| May 6, 2019 | S.Ct | SCAD-19-0000364 [ADA] | Disciplinary Board of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court v. Eliason (Order of Transfer to Inactive Status). |
Original Proceeding | |
| May 6, 2019 | S.Ct | SCPR-19-0000363 [ADA] | Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Yamamoto (Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline). |
Original Proceeding | |
| May 6, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-17-0000807 [ADA] | HSBC Bank USA v. Marcantonio (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 12/28/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 525. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/25/2019. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/09/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| May 6, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000390 [ADA] | CK v. AK (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal). |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| May 3, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000338 [ADA] | Kiriako v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 01/30/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 58. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/27/2019. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| May 2, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-16-0000162 [ADA] | Hester v. Horowitz (mem. op., affirmed, vacated, and remanded). Consolidated with Case Nos. CAAP-16-0000163 and CAAP-18-0000584. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/12/2019. ICA Order Denying the May 12, 2019 Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/17/2019 [ada]. ICA Order of Correction, filed 05/17/2019 [ada]. Petitioner-Appellant’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/13/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/30/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit | 144 Haw. 376 |
| May 2, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000539 [ADA] | TH v. JH (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/30/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 374. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | |
| May 1, 2019 | S.Ct | February 2019 Bar [ADA] | February 2019 Notice of Passing the Hawaiʻi Bar Examination. |
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| May 1, 2019 | S.Ct | SCWC-16-0000319 [ADA] | Nationstar Mortgage LLC v. Kanahele. ICA mem. op., filed 06/12/2018 [ada], 142 Haw. 459. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/24/2018. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/14/2018 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | 144 Haw. 394 |
| May 1, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000548 [ADA] | Fischer v. Cit Bank N.A. (Order Approving Stipulation for Dismissal). |
Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit | |
| May 1, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000148 [ADA] | Hankins v. ANG, INC. (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 376 |
| April 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000018 [ADA] | State v. Hilario (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-18-0000066. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/01/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/23/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 144 Haw. 337 |
| April 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000190 [ADA] | Ogeone v. Au (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of ICA’s Summary Disposition Order of April 18, 2019 by Chief Judge Ginoza, Judge Leonard, Judge Reifurth). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/18/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 333. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 04/28/2019. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/18/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/21/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | |
| April 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000832 [ADA] | State v. Montgomery (s.d.o., affirmed). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 374 |
| April 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000547 [ADA] | State v. DeClouet (s.d.o., affirmed). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division | 144 Haw. 375 |
| April 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000499 [ADA] | Abordo v. Ichida (s.d.o., affirmed). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/28/2019. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/03/2019 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/09/2019. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/02/2019 [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 375 |
| April 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000425 [ADA] | State v. Exzabe (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
District Court, 1st Circuit, Waiʻanae Division | 144 Haw. 375 |
| April 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-18-0000407 [ADA] | State v. Enos (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/26/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/10/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/27/2020. S.Ct. Amended Opinion, filed 05/27/2020 [ada], 147 Haw. 150. |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 375 |
| April 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000762 [ADA] | Erum v. Llego (s.d.o., affirmed). Plaintiff’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/28/2019. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/03/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 06/18/2020 [ada], 147 Haw. 368. Dissenting Opinion By Nakayama, J., In Which Recktenwald, C. J., Joins [ada]. |
Circuit Court, 5th Circuit | 144 Haw. 374 |
| April 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-15-0000539 [ADA] | TH v. JH (s.d.o., vacated, affirmed, and remanded). ICA Order of Correction, filed 05/02/2019 [ada]. |
Family Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 374 |
| April 30, 2019 | ICA | CAAP-17-0000534 [ADA] | Scroggin v. Mandarin Oriental Management (USA) Inc. (s.d.o., vacated and remanded). |
Circuit Court, 1st Circuit | 144 Haw. 374 |