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Date
Ct.
Case Number
Case Name
Appealed From
Reporter Citation




March 29, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Martin (Amended s.d.o., affirmed). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/29/2019.

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit



March 29, 2019
S.Ct
SCAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Sheveland v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Order Approving Stipulation for Dismissal).  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 03/18/2019 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit



March 29, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Sandomire v. Brown. 

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



March 29, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
U.S. Bank, National Association v. Daga (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



March 29, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Martin (s.d.o., affirmed). ICA Amended s.d.o., filed 03/29/2019 [ada].

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit



March 29, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
LaPeter v. LaPeter. Consolidated with Case No. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX.

Family Court, 2nd Circuit



March 28, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Hawaii Central Federal Credit Union v. Larson (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



March 28, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Shigetani (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal)



March 28, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Leong v. Honolulu Ford, Inc. (mem. op., affirmed).

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division



March 28, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Winham v. Administrative Director of the Courts (s.d.o., affirmed). 

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division



March 28, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Cambridge Management Inc. v. Jadan (s.d.o., affirmed).

District Court, 1st Circuit



March 28, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
First Hawaiian Bank v. Association of Apartment Owners of Palm Villas II (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Foreclosure)



March 27, 2019
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Means (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 11/08/2018 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/11/2019.

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit



March 27, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Castro v. State (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/20/2019 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



March 25, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Brown (s.d.o., affirmed).

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division



March 22, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Abella.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



March 21, 2019
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Brain ( Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 12/06/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 332 . Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/08/2019.

District Court, 3rd Circuit, North and South Hilo Division



March 21, 2019
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Kōkua Council for Senior Citizens v. Director of the Department of Health (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem. op., filed 12/24/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 524.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/04/2019.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



March 21, 2019
S.Ct
SCAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi v. State. Dissenting Opinion by Recktenwald, C.J. [ada]. Dissenting Opinion by Nakayama, J. [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



March 21, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
In re the Application of Trustees Under the Will of the Estate of James Campbell, Deceased (s.d.o., vacated and remanded).

Land and Tax Appeal Court



March 20, 2019
S.Ct
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
LoPresti v. Nago (Order Denying Petition for Extraordinary Writ Seeking Post-Election Relief).  Petition for Extraordinary Writ Seeking Post-Election Relief, filed 03/07/2019.

Original Proceeding



March 20, 2019
S.Ct
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
L & E Ranch LLC v. Loo (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus).  Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 02/16/2019.

Original Proceeding



March 20, 2019
S.Ct
SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Disciplinary Board of the Hawai‘i Supreme Court v. Miyao (Order to Transfer to Inactive Status).

Original Proceeding



March 20, 2019

CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Auyoung v. Department of Budget and Fiscal Services (mem.op., reversed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



March 20, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Yamaguchi v. National Tropical Botanical Gardens (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal).

Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board



March 20, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Cox (mem. op., reversed).

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit



March 20, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Castro v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). ICA Order of Correction, filed 03/27/2019 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



March 20, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
In re AG (s.d.o., affirmed).

Family Court, 1st Circuit



March 19, 2019
S.Ct
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Moose v. McManaman (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus and/or Writ of Prohibition). Petition for Writ of Mandamus and/or Writ of Prohibition, filed 03/05/2019.

Original Proceeding



March 19, 2019
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Uyeda v. Schermer. ICA s.d.o., filed 09/29/2017 [ada], 141 Haw. 127. Dissenting Opinion by Nakamura, C.J. [ada]. Petitioners-Appellees Motion for Reconsideration, filed on 10/06/2017. Respondent-Appellant Motion for Reconsideration, filed 10/09/2017.  ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 10/12/2017 [ada]. ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration and Dissenting Opinion by Nakamura, C.J., filed 10/18/2017 [ada]. Petitioner-Appellee’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/12/2018.  Respondent-Appellant’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/15/2018.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/23/2018 [ada].  S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/23/2018 [ada].

District Court, 3rd Circuit, North and South Kona Division



March 19, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas v. Aquino (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit



March 19, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Naumenkov (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal).

District Court, 5th Circuit



March 19, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
BS v. NS (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal).

Family Court, 2nd Circuit



March 19, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC v. Woods (s.d.o., vacated and remanded).

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit (Foreclosure)



March 19, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Kato (mem. op., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit (Criminal)



March 19, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Kona’s Best Natural Coffee LLC v. Mountain Thunder Coffee Plantation, Int’l, Inc. (s.d.o., vacated, remanded, and affirmed). ICA mem. op., filed 08/03/2017 [ada], 140 Haw. 250. Concurring Opinion by Ginoza, J. [ada].

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit (Civil)



March 18, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Bayron (s.d.o., affirmed).

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division



March 18, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Bevill v. Maurizio (Order Granting February 25, 2019 Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). 

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit



March 18, 2019
S.Ct
SCAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Sheveland v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. S.Ct. Order Approving Stipulation for Dismissal, filed 03/29/2019 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit



March 18, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Westerman (mem. op., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit



March 18, 2019
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Pitolo. ICA Opinion, filed 10/30/2017 [ada], 141 Haw. 131. ICA Order of Correction, filed 11/07/2017 [ada]. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/29/2018. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/22/2018 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



March 15, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Goo (s.d.o., affirmed).

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division



March 15, 2019
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Ally Bank v. Hochroth (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 01/04/2019 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/01/2019.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



March 15, 2019

CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
DL v. CL (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 02/28/2019 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/11/2019.

Family Court, 1st Circuit



March 14, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Acupan v. Nedeljkovic (Order Denying the March 11, 2019 Motion to Reconsider the March 11, 2019 Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).  ICA Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 03/11/2019 [ada]. Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/11/2019.

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit



March 14, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Eager (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



March 14, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Chen v. Mah (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



March 13, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Dobbs v. County of Maui (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 02/20/2019 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit



March 13, 2019
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Spar Marketing Services, Inc. v. State (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



March 12, 2019
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Persin v. State (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 10/31/2018 [ada], 143 Haw. 283. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/01/2019.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit





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