Supreme Court of Hawaii Decisions 2024
Date: May 1, 2024
Docket Number: SCRQ-23-0000331
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Juan Angel Rubalcaba, a homeowner, who filed a wrongful foreclosure lawsuit against the Association of Apartment Owners of Makakilo Cliffs. The central issue was whether the mortgage debt of the…
Date: April 23, 2024
Docket Number: SCAP-22-0000587
Justia Opinion Summary: This case involves two appeals by West Maui Resort Partners LP and Ocean Resort Villas Vacation Owners Association against the County of Maui. The appellants, who manage nearly 700 time share units, challenged their Maui…
Date: April 18, 2024
Docket Number: SCPW-23-0000471
Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around attorney fees in a dispute involving the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR), State of Hawaii, and the Sierra Club. In 2022, the BLNR approved permits allowing Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.…
Date: April 17, 2024
Docket Number: SCAP-23-0000361
Date: April 16, 2024
Docket Number: SCWC-19-0000335
Date: April 8, 2024
Docket Number: SCWC-19-0000643
Date: March 25, 2024
Docket Number: SCAP-22-0000552
Date: March 5, 2024
Docket Number: SCAP-22-0000368
Justia Opinion Summary: In the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii, four plaintiffs, Sonia Davis, Jessica Lau, Lauralee Riedell, and Adam Walton, challenged the actions of the County of Maui, the County of Maui Office of the Mayor, and other…
Date: February 29, 2024
Docket Number: SCAP-22-0000552
Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii addressed the calculation of damages in cases where a condominium association wrongfully forecloses on a unit owner. Stephen Wong, the plaintiff, had bought a condo in the Harbor…
Date: February 12, 2024
Docket Number: SCAP-23-0000011
Justia Opinion Summary: In a case regarding the timing of appeals, the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii has clarified the interpretation of Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) Rule 4(a)(3). The case arose from a tax dispute between…
Date: February 7, 2024
Docket Number: SCAP-22-0000561
Justia Opinion Summary: Christopher Wilson was charged with offenses related to carrying a firearm and ammunition in public without the appropriate license in Hawaii. In response, Wilson challenged the constitutionality of the relevant Hawaii…
Date: February 5, 2024
Docket Number: SCRQ-22-0000716
Justia Opinion Summary: In the case before the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai‘i, the issue was whether a subrogee insurance company, which timely intervened pursuant to HRS § 386-8(b), has an independent right to continue to pursue claims…
Date: January 3, 2024
Docket Number: SCWC-22-0000260
Justia Opinion Summary: In a case before the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i, the court ruled on the suppression of text message evidence in a sexual assault prosecution. The defendant, Dylan River James, allegedly admitted to the sexual…
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