HAWAI`I APPELLATE COURT

OPINIONS AND ORDERS

SEPTEMBER

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 ANot for Publication@ means the disposition will not be published in the West reporters and has limited precedential value.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
09/04/2007	S.Ct.	27533 [pdf]	State v. Rivers (Order Affirming Judgment on Appeal). ICA s.d.o., filed 12/29/2006 [pdf], 113 Haw. 160. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/10/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Granting Motion for Postponement of Oral Argument, filed 05/22/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of Order Affirming Judgment on Appeal, filed 09/20/2007 [pdf].	Family Court, 1^st Circuit
09/04/2007	ICA	28200 [pdf]	Kawamoto v. Campaign Spending Commission (Order of Amendment). ICA s.d.o., filed 08/31/2007 [pdf], 115 Haw. 148.	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
09/04/2007	ICA	28272 [pdf]	Cummings v. Roth (Order Dismissing Cross-Appeal).	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
09/05/2007	S.Ct.	26096 [pdf]	State v. Beltran (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 04/05/2007 [pdf], 114 Haw. 100. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 11/16/2007 [pdf], 116 Haw. 146.	District Court, 1^st Circuit	115 Haw. 200
09/05/2007	S.Ct.	27407 [pdf]	The Sierra Club v. The Department of Transportation of the State of Hawaii (Order). S.Ct. Order, filed 08/23/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 08/31/2007 [pdf], 115 Haw. 299. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 10/01/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order, filed 10/26/2007 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 2^nd Circuit
09/05/2007	ICA	27835 [pdf]	Pioneer Mill Company, LLC v. Kapu (s.d.o., affirmed).	Circuit Court, 2^nd Circuit	115 Haw. 148
09/05/2007	ICA	28046 [pdf]	State v. Hiramoto (s.d.o., affirmed). S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/06/2008 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	115 Haw. 148
09/05/2007	ICA	28467 [pdf]	Fung v. Fisher (Order Granting Appellant’s Motion to Dismiss Appeal).	District Court, 1^st Circuit
09/06/2007	S.Ct.	27351 [pdf]	County of Kauai v. Baptiste (Order of Correction). S.Ct. Opinion, filed 08/06/2007 [pdf], 115 Haw. 15. Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, with whom J. Duffy joins [pdf]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 08/07/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 09/06/2007 [pdf], 115 Haw. 231.	Circuit Court, 5^th Circuit
09/06/2007	S.Ct.	27351 [pdf]	County of Kauai v. Baptiste (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). S.Ct. Opinion, filed 08/06/2007 [pdf], 115 Haw. 15. Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, with whom J. Duffy joins [pdf]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 08/07/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 09/06/2007 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 5^th Circuit	115 Haw. 231
09/07/2007	ICA	28412 [pdf]	Okamura v. C.T.C. Construction, Ltd. (Order Denying August 30, 2007 Motion to Dismiss Appeal). ICA s.d.o., filed 01/12/2009 [pdf], 119 Haw. 467. Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/04/2009. S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 06/04/2009 [pdf], 120 Haw. 419.	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
09/07/2007	S.Ct.	27242 [pdf]	State v. Cruz (mem.op., vacated and remanded). Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 28
09/07/2007	S.Ct.	27458 [pdf]	Cho v. State (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/18/2007 [pdf], 113 Haw. 507. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 09/19/2007 [pdf], 115 Haw. 373.	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
09/07/2007	ICA	27997 [pdf]	State v. Kimura (mem.op., vacated).	Family Court, 2^nd Circuit	116 Haw. 71
09/07/2007	ICA	28530 [pdf]	State v. Lee (Order Granting Defendant-Appellant Robert Lee’s August 30, 2007 Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction). ICA Order of Amendment, filed 09/13/2007 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 3^rd Circuit
09/10/2007	ICA	27938 [pdf]	State v. Fagaragan.	Circuit Court, 2^nd Circuit	115 Haw. 364
09/11/2007	ICA	26704 [pdf]	First Hawaiian Bank v. Lau (mem. op., vacated and remanded). S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 01/30/2008 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 71
09/12/2007	S.Ct.	27554 [pdf]	State v. Manewa. Concurring Opinion by J. Levinson, with whom C.J. Moon joins [pdf]. ICA s.d.o., filed 12/20/2006 [pdf], 113 Haw. 58. S.Ct. Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 05/01/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Granting Motion for Postponement of Oral Argument, filed 06/08/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Denying Second Motion for Postponement of Oral Argument and Cancelling Oral Argument, filed 08/07/2007 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	115 Haw. 343
09/13/2007	ICA	27687 [pdf]	State v. Bales (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 04/12/2007 [pdf], 113 Haw. 507.	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
09/13/2007	ICA	28530 [pdf]	State v. Lee (Order of Amendment). ICA Order Granting Defendant-Appellant Robert Lee’s August 30, 2007 Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Appellate Jurisdiction, filed 09/07/2007 [pdf]	Circuit Court, 3^rd Circuit
09/14/2007	S.Ct.	27476 [pdf]	State v. Matavale (Order of Correction). ICA s.d.o., filed 08/15/2006 [pdf], 111 Haw. 204. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 12/21/2006 [pdf]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 08/14/2007 [pdf], 115 Haw. 149. Concurring Opinion by J. Acoba [pdf]. Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakayama, with whom J. Duffy joins [pdf].	Family Court, 1^st Circuit
09/14/2007	S.Ct.	27571 [pdf]	Wasson v. T.H. (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 03/21/2007 [pdf], 113 Haw. 470. ICA Order Denying Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration of March 21, 2007 Summary Disposition Order, filed 04/16/2007 [pdf].	Family Court, 1^st Circuit
09/19/2007	S.Ct.	27458 [pdf]	Cho v. State. ICA s.d.o., filed 04/18/2007 [pdf], 113 Haw. 507. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 09/07/2007 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	115 Haw. 373
09/19/2007	ICA	28416 [pdf]	Public Utilities Commission v. Gomes School Bus Service, Ltd. (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss). ICA Order Dismissing Appeal, filed 05/09/2007 [pdf]. ICA Order Granting the May 21, 2007 Motion for Reconsideration, filed 05/31/2007 [pdf].	Public Utilities Commission
09/19/2007	ICA	28417 [pdf]	Public Utilities Commission v. Gomes School Bus Service, Ltd. (Order Granting Motion to Dismiss).	Public Utilities Commission
09/20/2007	S.Ct.	26204 [pdf]	Jou v. National Interstate Insurance Company of Hawaii (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA Opinion, filed 04/16/2007 [pdf], 114 Haw. 122.	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	115 Haw. 362
09/20/2007	S.Ct.	26637 [pdf]	The Association of Apartment Owners of Newtown Meadows v. Venture 15, Inc. (Order of Correction). S.Ct. Opinion, filed 07/31/2007 [pdf], 115 Haw. 232. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Denying Motions for Reconsideration, filed 09/20/2007 [pdf], 115 Haw. 395. J. Acoba Concurring and Dissenting.	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
09/20/2007	S.Ct.	26637 [pdf]	The Association of Apartment Owners of Newtown Meadows v. Venture 15, Inc. (Order Denying Motions for Reconsideration). J. Acoba Concurring and Dissenting. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 07/31/2007 [pdf], 115 Haw. 232. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [pdf]. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 09/20/2007 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	115 Haw. 395
09/20/2007	S.Ct.	27533 [pdf]	State v. Rivers (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of Order Affirming Judgment on Appeal). ICA s.d.o., filed 12/29/2006 [pdf], 113 Haw. 160. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 04/10/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Granting Motion for Postponement of Oral Argument, filed 05/22/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Affirming Judgment on Appeal, filed 09/04/2007 [pdf].	Family Court, 1^st Circuit
09/20/2007	S.Ct.	27841 [pdf]	State v. Lacy (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA s.d.o., filed 06/25/2007 [pdf], 114 Haw. 283. ICA Order Denying Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration of Summary Disposition Order, filed 07/16/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. mem.op., filed 10/29/2007 [pdf], 116 Haw. 28. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba, [pdf].	District Court, 3^rd Circuit, Ka‘u Division
09/21/2007	S.Ct.	26347 [pdf]	In re Arbitration between United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO v. City and County of Honolulu (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 04/17/2007 [pdf], 115 Haw. 147. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Certiorari Proceeding, filed 10/26/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order, filed 10/26/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Cancelling Oral Argument, filed 10/26/2007 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
09/21/2007	S.Ct.	26641 [pdf]	State v. Sunderland. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by C.J. Moon [pdf]. Dissenting Opinion, by J. Levinson [pdf]. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 10/19/2007 [pdf], 116 Haw. 2.	District Court, 3^rd Circuit	115 Haw. 396
09/21/2007	ICA	26989 [pdf]	State v. Akau (s.d.o., affirmed). S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/08/2008 [pdf]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/30/2008 [pdf], 118 Haw. 44. Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakayama [pdf]. Concurring Opinion by J. Acoba [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	115 Haw. 476
09/21/2007	S.Ct.	27145 [pdf]	State v. Awana (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). ICA mem.op., filed 04/13/2007 [pdf], 115 Haw. 147.	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
09/21/2007	S.Ct.	27505 [pdf]	Regan v. State (Order Dismissing Motion for Reconsideration). S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 08/28/2006 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Motion for Reconsideration, filed 01/12/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. s.d.o., filed 08/31/2007 [pdf], 115 Haw. 363. S.Ct. Order of Correction, filed 10/10/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Dismissing Second Motion for Reconsideration, filed 10/10/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order, filed 11/06/2007 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
09/21/2007	S.Ct.	28252 [pdf]	Ragsdale v. Administrative Director of the Courts (Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari). Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [pdf]. ICA s.d.o., filed 07/30/2007 [pdf], 114 Haw. 405.	District Court, 1^st Circuit
09/24/2007	S.Ct.	27238 [pdf]	Paul v. Department of Transportation.	Circuit Court, 3^rd Circuit	115 Haw. 416
09/24/2007	S.Ct.	27271 [pdf]	State v. Tactay (mem. op., vacated and remanded). Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 28
09/24/2007	S.Ct.	27413 [pdf]	Muasau v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). J. Acoba Concurring.	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	115 Haw. 363
09/24/2007	ICA	27649 [pdf]	Thompson v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/13/2008 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	115 Haw. 476
09/24/2007	ICA	27954 [pdf]	State v. Bayly (s.d.o., affirmed). S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/12/2008 [pdf]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/29/2008 [pdf], 118 Haw. 1. J. Nakayama concurring in the results only.	District Court, 2^nd Circuit, Wailuku Division	115 Haw. 476
09/24/2007	ICA	28062 [pdf]	State v. Fontes (s.d.o, affirmed).	District Court, 1^st Circuit, Kaneohe Division	115 Haw. 476
09/25/2007	S.Ct.	26081 [pdf]	Melo v. AIG Hawaii Insurance Company, Inc. (Order of Dismissal)	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
09/25/2007	ICA	28188 [pdf]	Lin v. St. Francis Medical Center (Order for Dismissing Appeal).	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
09/26/2007	S.Ct.	25344	Hawaii Ventures, LLC v. Otaka, Inc. (Request for Reimbursement of Fees and Costs).  Consolidated with No. 26820. S.Ct. Order Granting Intervenor-Defendant and Counterclaimant Theodore H. Smyth’s Motion for Order Dismissing Notice of Cross-Appeal as Premature, filed 07/07/2003 [pdf]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/07/2007. S.Ct Order of Amendment, filed 05/09/2007 [pdf].  New Amended Opinion, filed 05/09/2007 [pdf], 114 Haw. 438.  S.Ct. Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration, filed 06/05/2007 [pdf], 114 Haw. 226. S.Ct. Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration, filed 11/23/2007 [pdf], 116 Haw. 145. Amended S.Ct. Opinion Request for Reimbursement of Fees and Costs, filed 11/23/2007 [pdf], 116 Haw. 465.	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit
09/26/2007	ICA	27817 [pdf]	M.S.K. v. T.L.L. (mem.op., affirmed, vacated, denied and remanded).	Family Court, 3^rd Circuit	116 Haw. 71
09/26/2007	ICA	28205 [pdf]	Bencomo v. Bencomo (Order Dismissing Appeal).	Family Court, 2^nd Circuit
09/27/2007	ICA	26369 [pdf]	Capua v. Weyerhauser Company (s.d.o., affirmed). Dissenting Opinion by J. Foley [pdf]. ICA Order of Correction, filed 10/25/2007 [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/27/2008 [pdf]. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/27/2008 [pdf], 117 Haw. 439. Concurring Opinion by J. Acoba, with whom J. Nakayama joins [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Amending Concurring Opinion by J. Acoba, with whom J. Nakayama joins, filed 05/29/2008 [pdf].	Labor & Industrial Relations Appeals Board	115 Haw. 476
09/27/2007	ICA	27081 [pdf]	Acker v. State (s.d.o., amended, vacated and remanded).	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	115 Haw. 476
09/27/2007	S.Ct.	27439 [pdf]	Kam Center Specialty Corporation v. LWC IV Corporation (mem.op., affirmed, reversed, vacated and remanded). S.Ct. Order re: Motions for Reconsideration and Order of Amendment, filed 11/06/2007 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 28
09/27/2007	ICA	27873 [pdf]	State v. Fagaragan (s.d.o., affirmed). Concurring Opinion by J. Nakamura [pdf].	Circuit Court, 2^nd Circuit	115 Haw. 476
09/27/2007	ICA	28009 [pdf]	State v. Emch (s.d..o., affirmed). S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/20/2008 [pdf]. S.Ct. s.d.o., filed 04/21/2008 [pdf], 117 Haw. 378. Dissenting Opinion by J. Acoba [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	115 Haw. 476
09/27/2007	ICA	28088 [pdf]	State v. Piimauna (s.d.o., affirmed).	Circuit Court, 2^nd Circuit	115 Haw. 476
09/28/2007	S.Ct.	26178 [pdf]	Kaho`ohanohano v. State (Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration). Dissenting Opinion by C.J. Moon, in which J. Levinson joins. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 07/23/2007 [pdf], 114 Haw. 302. Dissenting Opinion by C.J. Moon, in which J. Levinson, joins [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 1
09/28/2007	ICA	26718 [pdf]	Borges v. Department of Water Supply of the County of Hawaii (s.d.o., affirmed). S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/01/2008 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 3^rd Circuit	115 Haw. 476
09/28/2007	ICA	27296 [pdf]	State v. Peeler (s.d.o., affirmed).	Family Court, 1^st Circuit	115 Haw. 476
09/28/2007	ICA	27308 [pdf]	Lutu v. Oahu Transit Services, Inc. (s.d.o., affirmed).	Labor & Industrial Relations Appeals Board	115 Haw. 476
09/28/2007	ICA	27751 [pdf]	State v. Kauwe (Order Granting in Part “Defendant-Appellant Laura Kauwe’s Second Motion to Dismiss Appeal as Moot, Vacate Original Judgment of Conviction, and Dismiss All Related Criminal Proceedings” and Denying “Plaintiff-Appellee State of Hawai`i’s Motion for Substitution of Party Defendant”). ICA Order of Dismissal, filed 07/24/2007 [pdf]. ICA Order Extending Time to Decide “Plaintiff-Appellee State of Hawaii’s Motion for Reconsideration of Order of Dismissal”, filed 08/08/2007 [pdf]. ICA Order, filed 08/22/2007 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 3^rd Circuit
09/28/2007	ICA	27805 [pdf]	Hauge v. State (s.d.o., affirmed). S.Ct. Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/11/2008 [pdf].	Circuit Court, 1^st Circuit	115 Haw. 476
09/28/2007	ICA	27919 [pdf]	State v. Shannon. Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakamura [pdf]. S.Ct. Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed 02/22/2008 [pdf], 117 Haw. 234. S.Ct. Opinion, filed 05/29/2008 [pdf], 118 Haw. 15. Dissenting Opinion by J. Nakayama [pdf].	District Court, 1^st Circuit	116 Haw. 38
09/28/2007	S.Ct.	28706 [pdf]	In re Powell (Order Granting Petition to Resign and Surrender License).	Original Proceeding