Supreme Court of the Republic of Hawaii, 2018

44 opinions

STATE of Hawaii, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dawn Marie ANZALONE, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. 2018-02-14
STATE of Hawaii, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James MCDANIEL, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. 2018-02-21
Leah CASTRO, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Briandalynne Castro, deceased minor, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leroy MELCHOR, in his official capacity; Wanna Bhalang, in her official capacity; Tomi Bradley, in her official capacity; State of Hawaii; and Hawaii Department of Public Safety, Petitioners/Defendants-Appellants, and Amy Yasunaga, in her official capacity; Roberta Marks, in her official capacity; Kenneth Zienkiewicz, M.D., in his official capacity; and Keith Wakabayashi, in his official capacity, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees. 2018-03-13
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-2 Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-2, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jonathan BEHRENDT, Respondent/Defendant-Appellant, and Association of Apartment Owners of Waialae Gardens ; Sand Canyon Corporation; John Does 1-10; Jane Does 1-10; DOE Partnerships 1-10; DOE Partnerships 1-10; DOE Corporations 1-10; DOE Entities 1-10 and DOE Governmental Units 1-10, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees. 2018-03-15
STATE of Hawaii, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kristopher KEALOHA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant and State of Hawaii, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kristopher Kane Kealoha, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant 2018-03-15
Robert FLUBACHER, Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE of Hawaii, Respondent/Respondent-Appellee. 2018-03-21
STATE of Hawaii, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GJ WILLIANDER, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. 2018-04-04
STATE of Hawaii, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ritalynn Moss CELESTINE, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. 2018-04-12
Arley H. NOZAWA, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL UNION NO. 3, Respondent/Defendant-Appellee 2018-04-24
LaVonne HARRISON, Trustee of LaVonnes Family Trust, a Revocable Living Trust Agreement dated September 28, 1989, Petitioner/Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant/Appellant, v. CASA DE EMDEKO, INCORPORATED, a Hawaii nonprofit corporation, Respondents/Defendants/Counterclaim Plaintiffs/Appellees. 2018-04-26
Samantha Theresalyn MEDEIROS, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bradley Kong CHOY, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee. 2018-04-26
Patricia NAKAMOTO, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jamae KAWAUCHI, in her individual and official capacity as County Clerk, Dominic Yagong, in his individual and official capacity as Chairman, Hawaii County Council, County of Hawaii, Corporate Specialized Intelligence and Investigations LLC, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees. (Civil No. 12-1-0466) Shyla A. Ayau, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jamae Kawauchi, in her individual and official capacity as County Clerk, Dominic Yagong, in his individual and official capacity as Chairman, Hawaii County Council, County of Hawaii, Corporate Specialized Intelligence and Investigations LLC, Respondents/Defendants-Appellee. (Civil No. 12-1-0467) 2018-05-08
Ruth RYAN, Respondent/Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant/Appellee, v. John HERZOG, Petitioner/Defendant/Counter-Claimant/Appellant. 2018-05-09
STATE of Hawaii, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rachel Viamoana UI, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. 2018-05-16
COMPUSA STORES, L.P., Appellant-Appellant, v. STATE of Hawaii, DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION, Appellee-Appellee. 2018-05-18
STATE of Hawaii, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian UNDERWOOD, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. 2018-05-21
THE MALULANI GROUP, LIMITED fka Magoon Brothers, Ltd., a Hawaii corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KAUPO RANCH, LTD., a Hawaii corporation, Defendant-Appellant, and Heirs and/or Devisees of Hamole aka Marie Hamole et al., Defendants-Appellees. 2018-05-21
Kimberly A. PASCO, Respondent/Petitioner-Appellant, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM, Petitioner/Respondent-Appellee. 2018-05-22
STATE of Hawaii, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tracy SOUZA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. 2018-05-30
Nick GRUBE, Petitioner, v. The Honorable Rom A. TRADER, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaii, Respondent Judge, and State of Hawaii; Alan Ahn; and Tiffany Masunaga, Respondents. 2018-06-05
HAWAIIAN DREDGING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FUJIKAWA ASSOCIATES, INC., dba Continental Mechanical of the Pacific, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee. 2018-06-08
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-4 Asset-backed Certificates, Series 2007-4, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Daniel Tsukasa OMIYA, Respondent/Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Appellee, and Association of Apartment Owners of Ilikai Apartment Building, Defendant/Cross-Claim Defendant-Appellee. 2018-06-15
Daniel IBBETSON, Respondent/Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant/Appellee, v. Dean KAIAWE, Petitioner/Defendant/Counterclaimant/Third-Party Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Hawaii Conference Foundation, a Hawaii nonprofit corporation, and Department of Public Works, County of Hawaii, a municipal corporation, Respondents/Third-Party Defendants/Appellees. 2018-06-27
Albert BATALONA, Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE of Hawaii, Respondent/Respondent-Appellee. 2018-06-28
In the MATTER OF Bernard KUAMOO, Petitioner/Complainant-Employee/Appellant-Appellant, and State of Hawaii, Department of Public Safety (2010-122) Respondent/Respondent-Employer/Appellee-Appellee, and State of Hawaii, Merit Appeals Board; Colleen R. Meyer; Valerie B. Pacheco; Alvin M. Yoshimori (MAB Case No. 265), Respondents/Agency/Appellees-Appellees (Civil No. 12-1-1624) In the Matter of Denise Gabriel, Petitioner/Complainant-Employee/Appellant-Appellant, and State of Hawaii, Department of Public Safety (2010-123) Respondent/Respondent-Employer/Appellee-Appellee and State of Hawaii, Merit Appeals Board; Colleen R. Meyer; Valerie B. Pacheco; Alvin M. Yoshimori (MAB Case No. 266), Respondents/Agency/Appellees-Appellees (Civil No. 12-1-1680) In the Matter of Arasi Mose, Petitioner/Complainant-Employee/Appellant-Appellant, and State of Hawaii, Department of Public Safety (2011-025) Respondent/Respondent-Employer/Appellee-Appellee, and State of Hawaii, Merit Appeals Board; Alvin M. Yoshimori; Valerie B. Pacheco; Janice T. Kemp (MAB Case No. 274), Respondents/Agency/Appellees-Appellees (Civil No. 12-1-2269) In the Matter of Kelii Lau, Petitioner/Complainant-Employee/Appellant-Appellant, and State of Hawaii, Department of Public Safety (2011-022) Respondent/Respondent-Employer/Appellee-Appellee, and State of Hawaii, Merit Appeals Board; Alvin M. Yoshimori; Valerie B. Pacheco; Janice T. Kemp (MAB Case No. 275), Respondents/Agency/Appellees-Appellees (Civil No. 12-1-2270) In the Matter of Fiafia Sataraka, Petitioner/Complainant-Employee/Appellant-Appellant, and State of Hawaii, Department of Public Safety (2011-022) Respondent/Respondent-Employer/Appellee-Appellee, and State of Hawaii, Merit Appeals Board; Alvin M. Yoshimori; Valerie B. Pacheco; Janice T. Kemp (MAB Case No. 277), Respondents/Agency/Appellees-Appellees (Civil No. 12-1-2271) 2018-06-28
IN the INTEREST OF FG, AG, PG 2018-06-28
Donald B. MARKS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE of Hawaii, Respondent-Appellee. 2018-06-28
Jason KAWAKAMI, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee v. KAHALA HOTEL INVESTORS, LLC, dba Kahala Hotel and Resort, Respondent/Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant. 2018-06-29
David PREBLE, Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE of Hawaii, Respondent/Respondent-Appellee. 2018-06-29
STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerald L. AUSTIN, Defendant-Appellant. 2018-06-29
KALAELOA VENTURES, LLC, Appellant-Appellant, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, Appellee-Appellee. 2018-07-27
W.N., Petitioner-Appellant, v. S.M., Respondent-Appellee. 2018-07-30
E. Kalani FLORES, Appellant-Appellee, v. BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Suzanne D. Case, in her official capacity as Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii, Appellees-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, and University of Hawaii, Appellee-Appellee/Cross-Appellant. 2018-08-08
STATE of Hawaii, Petitioner and Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shawn D. VISINTIN, Respondent and Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. 2018-08-31
Arthur BIRANO, Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE of Hawaii, Respondent/Respondent-Appellee. 2018-08-31
STATE of Hawaii, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Eric N. YOKOTA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee. 2018-09-05
STATE of Hawaii, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Phillip DeJesus DELEON, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. 2018-09-07
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee of Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2006-A8, Mortgage Pass-through Certificates Series 2006-H under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated June 1, 2006, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael C. GREENSPON, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. 2018-09-17
LC, Petitioner-Appellant, v. MG AND CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, State of Hawaii, Respondents-Appellees. 2018-10-04
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Grisel REYES-TOLEDO, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant, and Wai Kaloi at Makakilo Community Association ; Makakilo Community Association ; and Palehua Community Association, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees. 2018-10-09
Brian E. BENNETT and Debra S. Bennett, Respondents/Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, v. Samuel Jong Hoon CHUNG and Linda Hyunkong Chung, Petitioners/Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees. 2018-10-09
STATE of Hawaii, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Matthew Sean SASAI, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee, and State of Hawaii, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Brent N. Tanaka, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant 2018-10-29
In the MATTER OF Contested Case Hearing Re CONSERVATION DISTRICT USE APPLICATION (CDUA) HA-3568 for the Thirty Meter Telescope at the Mauna Kea Science Reserve, Kaohe Mauka, Hamakua, Hawaii, TMK (3)404015:009 2018-10-30
Mukadin GORDON, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jodie F. MAESAKA-HIRATA; Petra Cho; and State of Hawaii, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees. 2018-11-02