HAWAI`I APPELLATE COURT

OPINIONS AND ORDERS

DECEMBER

2007

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This site includes (1) court opinions designated for publication in West’s Hawai`i Reports and West’s Pacific Reporter, (2) memorandum opinions, (3) summary disposition orders, and (4) other final orders that dispose of appeals or original proceedings decided by the Hawai'i Supreme Court and the Hawai'i Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA).

This opinion page contains all final dispositions from the Hawai>i Supreme Court and the Hawai>i Intermediate Court of Appeals that are not confidential. AFor Publication@ means the disposition is to be published in West=s Hawai>i Reports and West=s Pacific Reporter and may be cited as precedent under Rule 35 of the Hawai>i Rules of Appellate Procedure. ANot for Publication@ means the disposition will not be published in the West reporters and has limited precedential value.

Opinions or orders are generally subjected to reconsideration under Rule 40 of the Hawai'i Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP). Final ICA opinions or orders are subject to review by application for writ of certiorari under HRS § 602-59 and HRAP Rule 40.1.

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DATE	Ct.	CASE#	CASE NAME	APPEALED FROM	REPORTER CITATION
12/03/2007	S.Ct.	27634 [pdf]	State v. Soma (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 05/21/2007 [pdf], 114 Haw. 182. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 10/18/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Affirming in Part and Reversing in Part, the Judgment of the Intermediate Court of Appeals entered on July 3, 2007, filed 10/19/2007 [pdf]. Concurrence and Dissent by J. Acoba, with whom J. Duffy joins [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
12/06/2007	S.Ct.	27294 [pdf]	State v. Plichta (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 11/30/2006 [pdf], 112 Haw. 471. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 4/23/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 11/30/2007 [pdf], 116 Haw. 200. Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba with whom J. Duffy joins [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
12/06/2007	ICA	27778 [pdf]	State v. Yamada. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/01/2008 [pdf], 117 Haw. 332.	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 422
12/07/2007	S.Ct.	27749 [pdf]	State v. Gututala (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 07/13/2007 [pdf], 114 Haw. 301. Dissenting Opinion by J. Watanabe [pdf]. Consolidated with No. 27750. S.Ct. s.d.o., filed 04/11/20085 [pdf], 117 Haw. 333. Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
12/07/2007	S.Ct.	28860 [pdf]	Brower v. Cardoza (Order).	Original Proceeding
12/07/2007	S.Ct.	28861 [pdf]	Sinkin v. Department of the Attorney General (Order).	Original Proceeding
12/10/2007	S.Ct.	28885 [pdf]	Santiago v. Chan (Order).	Original Proceeding
12/11/2007	ICA	26949 [pdf]	Ibera v. Mishima (s.d.o., affirmed, affirmed as to attorneys’ fees, vacated as to costs, and remanded). Consolidated with No. 27181. ICA Order Denying Respondent/Appellant/Appellee Bert Mishima’s March 13, 2008 Motion for Reconsideration, filed 03/20/2008 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/30/2008 [pdf].	District Court, 1^st Circuit, Honolulu Div.	116 Haw. 238
12/11/2007	ICA	27523 [pdf]	State v. Maddox.	Circuit Court, 2^nd Circuit	116 Haw. 445
12/11/2007	ICA	27974 [pdf]	Kwon v. State (s.d.o., affirmed).	District Court, 1^st Circuit, Honolulu Div.	116 Haw. 238
12/11/2007	ICA	28377 [pdf]	In re Application of Boettner (Order).	Circuit Court, 2^nd Circuit
12/11/2007	ICA	28660 [pdf]	Russell v. Park (Order Granting November 28, 2007 Motion to Dismiss Appeal).	District Court, 1^st Circuit
12/12/2007	ICA	27174 [pdf]	State v. McNeal (s.d.o., affirmed).	Family Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 238
12/12/2007	S.Ct.	27906 [pdf]	State v. Gomes (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 07/11/2007 [pdf], 114 Haw. 284. Consolidated with No. 27907. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 02/20/2008 [pdf], 117 Haw. 218. Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakayama [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
12/12/2007	ICA	28528 [pdf]	Weinberg v. Weinberg (Order Dismissing Appeal).	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
12/12/2007	ICA	28664 [pdf]	Romero v. Romero (Order Denying October 23, 2007 Motion to Dismiss Appeal).	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
12/12/2007	S.Ct.	28886 [pdf]	Delos Santos v. Hayashi (Order).	Original Proceeding
12/13/2007	S.Ct.	26471 [pdf]	Doe v. Doe.	Family Court, 3^rd Circuit	116 Haw. 323
12/13/2007	S.Ct.	26666 [pdf]	Ka Waihona O Ka Na‘auao v. State of Hawaii, Board of Education (s.d.o., affirmed).	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 527
12/13/2007	ICA	26745 [pdf]	Navarro v. Midfirst Bank (s.d.o., affirmed).	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 238
12/13/2007	S.Ct.	27281 [pdf]	Jou v. Argonaut Insurance Company (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [pdf]. ICA s.d.o., filed 04/05/2007 [pdf], 113 Haw. 507.	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
12/13/2007	S.Ct.	27694 [pdf]	State v. Marshall (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [pdf]. ICA Opinion, filed 06/22/2007 [pdf], 114 Haw. 396.	District Court, 1^st Circuit	117 Haw. 234
12/13/2007	ICA	28236 [pdf]	State v. Kamana‘o (s.d.o., affirmed). S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/06/2008 [pdf]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 07/23/2008 [pdf], 118 Haw. 210. Dissenting Opinion by C.J. Moon [pdf]. Dissenting Opinion by J. Levinson [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 238
12/13/2007	ICA	28346 [pdf]	In re United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO (Order Granting UPW’s Motion to Withdraw and Dismiss Appeal).	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
12/14/2007	ICA	28201 [pdf]	State v. Meheula (s.d.o., affirmed). S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/13/2008 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 238
12/14/2007	ICA	28394 [pdf]	In re I.S. (s.d.o., affirmed).	Family Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 238
12/14/2007	ICA	28703 [pdf]	Fagan v. Clark (Order Dismissing Appeal).	Circuit Court, 3^rd Circuit
12/14/2007	ICA	28758 [pdf]	Maluhia Apartment 1 v. Huang (Order Dismissing Appeal).	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
12/17/2007	S.Ct.	27867 [pdf]	State v. Howe (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 07/19/2007 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
12/17/2007	ICA	28716 [pdf]	Lansing v. Jenko-Crispin (Order Dismissing Appeal). ICA Order Denying January 3, 2008 Motion for Reconsideration of December 17, 2007 Order of Dismissal, filed 01/16/2008 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
12/19/2007	S.Ct.	27635 [pdf]	Fong v. Oh (Order of Correction). ICA mem.op., filed 10/27/2006 [pdf], 112 Haw. 372. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/21/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 11/30/2007 [pdf], 116 Haw. 187. S.Ct. Order (1) Granting in Part Motion to Correct Judgment on Appeal and (2) Vacating Judgment on Appeal entered on December 27, 2007, filed 01/25/2008 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
12/19/2007	S.Ct.	27857 [pdf]	Shiga v. Hawaiian Mission Academy (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 08/28/2007 [pdf], 115 Haw. 148. ICA Order of Amendment, filed 08/30/2007 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
12/20/2007	ICA	26930 [pdf]	Jou v. Schmidt (s.d.o., affirmed).	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 238
12/20/2007	S.Ct.	27992 [pdf]	State v. Klie (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 07/19/2007 [pdf], 114 Haw. 301. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 12/27/2007 [pdf], 116 Haw. 519.	District Court, 1^st Circuit, Honolulu Div.
12/21/2007	ICA	26931 [pdf]	Jou v. Schmidt (s.d.o., affirmed).	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 238
12/21/2007	ICA	26932 [pdf]	Jou v. Government Employees Insurance Co. (s.d.o., affirmed).	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 238
12/21/2007	ICA	26947 [pdf]	Norwest Bank Minnesota v. Failauga (s.d.o., affirmed).	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 527
12/21/2007	S.Ct.	26527 [pdf]	Loman v. Gerber (s.d.o., vacated, remanded and affirmed).	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 527
12/21/2007	S.Ct.	27421 [pdf]	‘Olelo: The Corporation for Community Television v. Office of Information Practices.	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 337
12/24/2007	S.Ct.	27722 [pdf]	State v. Spillner. Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [pdf]. ICA s.d.o., filed 04/13/2007 [pdf], 113 Haw. 507. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 08/21/2007 [pdf].	District Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 351
12/24/2007	ICA	27940 [pdf]	E & J Lounge Operating Company, Inc. v. Liquor Commission of the City and County of Honolulu. Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakamura [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/07/2008 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/17/2008 [pdf], 117 Haw. 335. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 07/29/2008 [pdf], 118 Haw. 320.	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 528
12/24/2007	ICA	28326 [pdf]	In re “K-F” Children: U. K-F. and R. K-F. (s.d.o., affirmed). ICA Order Denying Father-Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/11/2008 [pdf].	Family Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 464
12/26/2007	S.Ct.	24647 [pdf]	Del Monte Fresh Produce (Hawaii), Inc. v. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company. Concurring Opinion by J. Acoba, with whom J. Duffy joins [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 02/20/2008 [pdf]. Concurring Opinion by J. Acoba, with whom J. Duffy joins.	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	117 Haw. 357
12/26/2007	S.Ct.	24856 [pdf]	In re Contested Case Hearing on the Water Use Permit Application filed by Kukui (Molokai), Inc.	Commission on Water Resource Management	116 Haw. 481
12/26/2007	S.Ct.	26037 [pdf]	Colony Surf, Ltd. v. Director of the Department of Planning and Permitting.	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 510
12/26/2007	ICA	27729 [pdf]	State v. Gomez (s.d.o., affirmed).	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 464
12/26/2007	S.Ct.	28878 [pdf]	Keller v. Bennett (Order Dismissing Proceeding).	Original Proceeding
12/27/2007	S.Ct.	27992 [pdf]	State v. Klie. ICA s.d.o., filed 07/19/2007 [pdf], 114 Haw. 301. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/20/2007 [pdf].	District Court, 1^st Circuit, Honolulu Div.	116 Haw. 519
12/27/2007	ICA	28238 [pdf]	State v. Daigel (s.d.o., affirmed).	Circuit Court, 3^rd Circuit	116 Haw. 464
12/27/2007	ICA	28631 [pdf]	Faisca v. Souza (Order Dismissing Appeal).	Family Court, 3^rd Circuit
12/27/2007	ICA	28632 [pdf]	Souza v. Faisca (Order Dismissing Appeal)	Family Court, 3^rd Circuit
12/28/2007	ICA	27996 [pdf]	Right to Know Committee v. City Council, City and County of Honolulu. ICA Order of Correction, filed 02/15/2008 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	117 Haw. 1
12/28/2007	ICA	28486 [pdf]	Souza v. Souza (Order Dismissing Appeal). ICA Order of Amendment, filed 02/15/2008 [pdf].	Family Court, 3^rd Circuit
12/28/2007	ICA	28740 [pdf]	State v. Cruz (Order).	Circuit Court, 3^rd Circuit, Kona
12/31/2007	ICA	26777 [pdf]	State v. Whitaker.	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	117 Haw. 26
12/31/2007	ICA	27487 [pdf]	Tanaka v. State.	Circuit Court, 3^rd Circuit	117 Haw. 16
12/31/2007	ICA	27622 [pdf]	State v. Makekau (mem.op., affirmed). Consolidated with No. 27744. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/30/2008 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	118 Haw. 209
12/31/2007	ICA	27766 [pdf]	State v. O’Connor (s.d.o., affirmed). ICA Order of Correction, filed 01/24/2008 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 03/24/2008 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 464
12/31/2007	ICA	27837 [pdf]	State v. Russell (s.d.o., affirmed). ICA Order of Correction, filed 01/24/2008 [pdf]. Consolidated with No. 27838.	Circuit Court, 2^nd Circuit	116 Haw. 464
12/31/2007	ICA	28710 [pdf]	LaFlamme v. The Hanover Insurance Co. (Order Dismissing Appeal).	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit