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Case Name
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May 29, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Gailliard v. Rawsthorne (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit



May 29, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Smith v. State (mem. op., vacated and remanded).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit



May 29, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Smith (s.d.o., affirmed).

District Court, 1st Circuit, Waianae Division



May 29, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Avalos (s.d.o., affirmed).

District Court, 1st Circuit, ‘Ewa Division



May 29, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Beaty (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



May 29, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Gomes, et. al. v. Olu Pua Gardens LLC (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit



May 29, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Ireland (s.d.o., affirmed).

District Court, 3rd Circuit, South Kohala Dividion



May 29, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. McFee (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit



May 28, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Honolulu Student Housing One, LLC. v. Gonzalez (Order Dismissing Appeal).

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division



May 28, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Quiring v. The Association of Apartment Owners of Papakea (Order Granting May 18, 2020 Motion to Dismiss Appellate Court Case Number CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit



May 28, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Schmidt v. Princekong Inc. et.al. (Order Dismissing Appeal).

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division



May 27, 2020
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Enos (Amended Opinion).  ICA s.d.o., filed 04/30/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 375.  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.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



May 27, 2020
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Key (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 01/29/2020 [ada], 146 Haw. 118.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/30/2020.

District Court, 1st Circuit, Wahiawa Division



May 27, 2020
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Enos.  ICA s.d.o., filed 04/30/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 375.  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. Amended Opinion, filed 05/27/2020 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



May 26, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Scriven (Order Approving Stipulation for Voluntary Dismissal of the Appeal).

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit



May 26, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Bergmann v. Hawai‘i Residency Programs, Inc. (Order Approving Stipulation to Dismiss Appeal With Prejudice).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



May 26, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Cornelio v. State (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit



May 26, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Thronas-Kaho‘onei (s.d.o., affirmed).

Circuit Court, 5th Circuit



May 26, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Liao (s.d.o., affirmed).

District Court, 1st Circuit



May 22, 2020
S.Ct
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Xu v. Ochiai (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus).  Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 05/06/2020.

Original Proceeding



May 22, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
DB v. BB (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction and Dismissing as Moot All Pending Motions in CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX).

Family Court, 1st Circuit



May 21, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Wilmington Trust v. Association of Apartment Owners of Waikoloa Hills Condominium (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Appeal).

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit



May 21, 2020
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Prudential Locations, LLC v. Gagnon (Order Dismissing Application for Writ of Certiorari). Consolidated with CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX.  ICA mem. op., filed 04/15/2020 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/15/2020.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



May 21, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
JZ v. JZ (mem. op., affirmed, vacated and remanded).

Family Court, 1st Circuit



May 20, 2020
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Baker (Order of Correction).  ICA s.d.o., filed 04/18/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 334. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/24/2019.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/30/2019 [ada].  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 03/13/2020 [ada].

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division



May 20, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Schmidt v. Schmidt (Order Dismissing Appeal).

Family Court, 1st Circuit



May 20, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Trubachev (Order Dismissing Appeal).

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit



May 20, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Grandinetti (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction and Dismissing All Pending Motions as Moot).

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit



May 20, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Grandinetti (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction and Dismissing All Pending Motions as Moot).

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit



May 20, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Grace v. Yett Property Management, LLC (Order Dismissing Appeal).

Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board



May 20, 2020
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Porter v. The Queen’s Medical Center (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA Opinion, filed 02/21/2020 [ada].  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/27/2020.  ICA Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/04/2020.  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.

Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board



May 20, 2020
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
LO v. NO (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA mem. op., filed 02/06/2020 [ada].  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/03/2020.

Family Court, 1st Circuit



May 19, 2020
S.Ct
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Office of the Public Defender v. Connors (Fifth Interim Order).  S.Ct. Interim Order re: Initial Summary Report and Initial Recommendations of the Special Master, filed 04/09/2020 [ada]. Consolidated with SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX. S.Ct. Interim Order, filed 04/15/2020 [ada].  S.Ct. Third Interim Order, filed 04/24/2020 [ada].  Concurrence re: Interim Order [ada].  S.Ct. Fourth Interim Order, filed 05/04/2020 [ada].

Original Proceeding



May 19, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
KG v. AG (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction).

Family Court, 2nd Circuit



May 19, 2020
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Martin (Order).  ICA s.d.o., filed 03/29/2019. ICA Amended s.d.o., filed 03/29/2019 [ada], 144 Haw. 153.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/07/2019.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/18/2019 [ada]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 04/22/2020 [ada].  S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 04/23/2020 [ada].  Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/14/2020.

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit



May 19, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
RSM Inc. v. Middleton (Order Dismissing Appeal).

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



May 19, 2020
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
In re Taniguchi Trust (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 02/24/2020 [ada].   Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/07/2020.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



May 19, 2020
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Uchima.  Opinion by Recktenwald, C. J. Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part, And Concurring in the Judgment [ada].  Opinion by Nakayama, J., Dissenting From the Judgment [ada].  ICA s.d.o., filed 02/15/2018 [ada], 141 Haw. 396. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/24/2018.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 07/05/2018 [ada]. Dissent by Nakayama, J., with whom Recktenwald, C.J., joins.

District Court, 1st Circuit, Honolulu Division



May 15, 2020
S.Ct
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
In re Lauro (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus).  Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 04/30/2020.

Original Proceeding



May 15, 2020
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union v. Monalim (Order Denying Motion for Partial Reconsideration). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/17/2018 [ada] 142 Haw. 216. Application for Writ of Certiorari filed 09/17/2018. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 11/14/2018 [ada].  S.Ct. Opinion, filed 04/30/2020 [ada].  Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Nakayama, J. in which Recktenwald, C.J., Joins [ada].  Motion for Partial Reconsideration, filed 05/11/2020.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



May 15, 2020
S.Ct
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
In re Harshman (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandamus).  Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed 04/07/2020.

Original Proceeding



May 15, 2020
S.Ct
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Young v. Chang (Order Denying Petition for Writ of Prohibition).  Petition for Writ of Prohibition, filed 03/23/2020.

Original Proceeding



May 15, 2020
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Gallagher. Dissenting Opinion by Recktenwald, C.J. [ada]. Dissenting Opinion by Nakayama, J. [ada]. ICA s.d.o., filed 12/20/2017 [ada], 141 Haw. 247. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/01/2018. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/13/2018 [ada].

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit



May 15, 2020
S.Ct
SCOT-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Lāna‘ians for Sensible Growth v. Land Use Commission.  Dissenting Opinion as to Parts III (E) and IV By Wilson, J.[ada]  Opinion Concurring in the Judgment and Dissenting by Recktenwald, C.J., in Which Nakayama, J., Joins.[ada].

Land Use Commission



May 15, 2020
S.Ct
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Yamano v. Ochiai (Order Denying “Application for Writ of Prohibition/Mandamus”).  “Application for Writ of Prohibition/Mandamus”, filed 05/06/2020.

Original Proceeding



May 15, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Shaw (mem. op., vacated and remanded).

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



May 14, 2020
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Ted’s Wiring Service, Ltd. v. Department of Transportation (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA mem.op., filed 12/26/2019 [ada], 146 Haw. 31.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/03/2020.

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



May 14, 2020
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
State v. Tavares (Order Dismissing Certiorari Proceeding).  ICA mem. op., filed 11/29/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 299.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/23/2020.  S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/05/2020 [ada].

Circuit Court, 1st Circuit



May 13, 2020
S.Ct
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Pennymac Corp. v. Godinez (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari).  ICA s.d.o., filed 12/06/2019 [ada], 145 Haw. 442.  Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/11/2020.

Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit



May 12, 2020
ICA
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX [ADA]
Taylor v. Attorneys At Law, Crudele & De Lima (Order Dismissing Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction and Dismissing All Pending Motions as Moot).

Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit





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