MEMORANDUM OPINIONS, 7 Haw. App. 654 (1988)

Hawaii Court of Appeals.
1988

MEMORANDUM OPINIONS Case Date of Title Number Decision Decision

Academy Limited Partners v. Fukushima ……………. 12698 11/22/88 Reversed Accountemps of Hawaii, Inc. v. Paradise Finance, Inc. …………………… 12885 12/28/88 Reversed Airlines Capital Corp. v. Exit Co., Ltd. Partnership .. 12619 7/11/88 Dismissed Albers v. Albers ………….. 12191 4/25/88 Affirmed Andrade v. Aloha Airlines, Inc. …………………… 13341 7/12/89 Affirmed Asao v. Asao ……………… 13300 5/24/89 Affirmed in part
Remanded Ass’n of Apt. Owners of Kahala Beach v. Merritt ….. 13869 2/15/90 Vacated
Remanded Ass’n of Apt. Owners of Sun Village-Kauai v. Cawdrey Associates, Inc. …………………… 12735 12/05/88 Affirmed Augusto v. Amorin …………. 12004 6/03/88 Reversed
Remanded Bank of Hawaii v. A.G. Fine Aiea, Inc. ……………… 13055 2/06/89 Dismissed Bank of Hawaii v. KHVH, Inc. …………………… 13302 9/25/89 Affirmed
Remanded Bank of the Orient v. Siebel …………………. 13189 5/23/89 Vacated 13254 Remanded Barcume v. Barcume ………… 13296 5/05/89 Affirmed Bittner v. State Farm Insurance Co. …………… 13683 9/08/89 Vacated
Remanded

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Case Date of Title Number Decision Decision

Blust v. Blust ……………. 12381 4/19/88 Affirmed Bowman v. Ciralsky ………… 12338 4/13/88 Affirmed Bryant v. Bryant ………….. 13688 12/06/89 Affirmed Bumgarner v. Bumgarner …….. 11988 9/30/87 Reversed
Remanded C and I Associates v. J.M. Ariyoshi, Inc. ………….. 12002 8/03/88 Affirmed Callaway Mining Co. v. Shaw …………………… 11792 6/17/87 Dismissed Carpenter v. Staley ……….. 12096 4/29/88 Affirmed Carr v. State …………….. 12370 7/12/88 Affirmed Chang v. Manoa Marketplace Partners …….. 13813 3/07/90 Vacated
Remanded Chanin v. Smith …………… 12689 12/14/88 Dismissed Child Support Enforcement Agency v. Hoe …………… 13884 2/07/90 Vacated
Remanded Child Support Enforcement Agency v. Napolis ……….. 12973 12/22/88 Reversed
Remanded Child Support Enforcement Agency v. Roe …………… 12430 9/13/88 Affirmed Child Support Enforcement Agency v. Roe …………… 13883 2/07/90 Affirmed 13885 City County v. Cavness …… 13355 5/31/89 Vacated
Remanded Cotten v. State …………… 13616 11/15/89 Affirmed Critcher v. Critcher ………. 13027 1/20/89 Affirmed Dean v. Dean ……………… 13117 2/15/89 Affirmed Dilks Jacobs, Inc. v. Cashflow Properties ……… 12949 11/17/88 Dismissed Dilks Jacobs, Inc. v. Cashflow Properties ……… 13042 12/05/88 Affirmed Dixon v. State ……………. 12944 1/13/89 Reversed
Remanded

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Case Date of Title Number Decision Decision

Doe v. Doe ……………….. 13823, 3/28/90 Vacated, 13824 13825 Remanded in part
Affirmed Doe v. Roe ……………….. 11569 4/26/88 Partially Vacated
Remanded Doe v. Roe ……………….. 12921 10/11/88 Reversed
Remanded Doe v. Roe ……………….. 12930 3/20/89 Affirmed Doe; In Re: Jane (DOB 3/05/72) ……………….. 12712 8/31/88 Reversed
Remanded Doe; In Re: Jane (DOB 4/29/86) ……………….. 12720 11/02/88 Affirmed Doe; In Re: Jane (DOB 2/17/77) ……………….. 13624 12/19/89 Affirmed Doe; In Re: John (DOB 7/08/80) ……………….. 11877 8/07/87 Affirmed Doe; In Re: John (DOB 8/27/84) ……………….. 12507 6/29/88 Affirmed 12615 Doe; In Re: John (DOB 1/23/77) ……………….. 12624 8/31/88 Affirmed Doe; In Re: John (DOB 8/04/85) ……………….. 13021 4/19/89 Affirmed Doe; In Re: John (DOB 3/31/72) ……………….. 13071 7/13/89 Affirmed Doe; In Re: John (DOB 3/02/70) ……………….. 13516 2/09/90 Reversed 13517 Doe Minors; In Re: Guardianship of …………. 11904 12/23/87 Affirmed Doe Minors; In Re: Interest of …………….. 13493 9/19/89 Affirmed E.M. Rivera Sons, Inc. v. Kalani Sunset Corp. ……… 12974 12/05/88 Affirmed

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Case Date of Title Number Decision Decision

Eng v. Agsalud ……………. 12589 9/08/88 Affirmed FFG, Inc. v. Jones ………… 12907 9/27/88 Vacated
Remanded Finseth v. Finseth ………… 13703 12/20/89 Vacated in part, Remanded Affirmed First Insurance Co. of Hawaii, Ltd. v. HKH Ventures ……………….. 13892 4/11/90 Affirmed Four Corners Boxing Promotions, Inc. v. Grady ………………….. 12808 6/21/89 Affirmed in part, Vacated in part
Remanded Freitas v. Gazmen …………. 13092 6/14/89 Affirmed Funn v. State …………….. 13572 9/28/89 Affirmed GNP Development Ventures v. Seto ………… 11979 9/08/88 Modified
Affirmed Glen v. Glen ……………… 13278 7/07/89 Affirmed in part, Vacated in part
Remanded Glen v. Glen ……………… 11235 7/31/87 Affirmed Grand Taxi Tour Corp. v. Ala Moana Americana Hotel ………………….. 13575 11/14/89 Affirmed Guieb v. Guieb ……………. 11791 7/15/87 Dismissed Hasegawa v. Hasegawa ………. 13502 6/29/89 Remanded Hawaii Kai Dental Associates, Inc. v. Seberg .. 12594 10/03/88 Affirmed Hawaiian Life Insurance Co., Ltd. v. Electronic Systems, Inc. …………… 12733 3/23/89 Affirmed Hirai v. Taylor …………… 13191 2/14/89 Dismissed

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Case Date of Title Number Decision Decision

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. v. Alcistro ………………… 11933 8/15/88 Reversed
Remanded Huffman v. Huffman ………… 12321 2/05/88 Modified
Affirmed Huffman v. Huffman ………… 12774 3/21/89 Affirmed Industrial Insurance Co. of Hawaii, Ltd. v. MidPac Lumber Co., Ltd. ………… 12195 9/26/88 Dismissed Industrial Insurance Co. of Hawaii, Ltd. v. MidPac Lumber Co., Ltd. ………… 12488 9/26/88 Reversed
Remanded Jackson v. Bank of Hawaii ….. 13506 11/15/89 Affirmed Jaress v. McCarthy ………… 13008 1/20/89 Affirmed Jernudd v. Slaughter ………. 11545 9/30/87 Reversed
Remanded Kaanapu v. State ………….. 11625 12/30/87 Affirmed Kaanoi v. Nagai, Inc. ……… 11595 6/22/87 Affirmed Kahn v. Kahn ……………… 13220 3/22/89 Affirmed in part
Reversed in part Kim v. State ……………… 13991 4/18/90 Affirmed King’s Alley Co. v. Le Chateau Restaurant, Inc. …. 12523 6/16/88 Vacated
Remanded Lai v. Lai ……………….. 13974 1/31/90 Dismissed Laimana v. Paradise Living, Inc. …………………… 12795 1/17/89 Affirmed La o’ v. Orr ……………… 11504 12/23/87 Reversed Liquor Control Commission of the County of Kauai v. Poipu Beach Restaurant Partnership …… 13980 4/27/90 Affirmed Lizama v. Lizama ………….. 11732 8/25/87 Affirmed Lurito v. Lurito ………….. 11577 9/30/87 Reversed
Remanded

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Case Date of Title Number Decision Decision

Makaneole v. Pacific Insurance Co., Ltd. ……… 13032 3/23/89 Affirmed Mark v. Mark …………….. 13185 4/05/89 Affirmed in part, Vacated in part
Remanded in part Measel v. Wolshin …………. 13049 3/15/89 Vacated Mendes v. Kerr ……………. 12764 10/06/88 Affirmed Miller v. Manuel ………….. 13875 12/20/89 Dismissed Mohr v. Elber …………….. 12759 1/05/89 Affirmed Morgan v. Morgan ………….. 12793 9/29/88 Affirmed Morrison v. Honolulu Advertiser ……………… 12007 4/13/88 Dismissed Myers v. Myers ……………. 12380 4/29/88 Reversed
Remanded Nakano v. Nakano ………….. 12469 10/05/88 Affirmed Napilihau Community Ass’n v. Yamamoto ……….. 12109 12/17/87 Affirmed National Bank of Commerce Trust
Savings Ass’n v. Anderson ……………….. 11546 7/15/87 Affirmed Nelson v. Boston ………….. 11899 4/19/88 Affirmed Nelson v. Sunn ……………. 11817 7/23/87 Affirmed Noguchi v. Giles ………….. 13307 9/22/89 Affirmed Oana v. Oana ……………… 11982 12/01/87 Affirmed Okabayashi v. Hall ………… 12670 1/12/89 Affirmed Oliver v. Oliver ………….. 12441 5/04/88 Reversed
Remanded Omoto v. State ……………. 12340 5/05/88 Reversed
Remanded Pillai v. Queen’s Medical Center …………………. 13387 9/28/89 Affirmed Powell v. Getzen ………….. 11977 11/18/87 Affirmed Powell v. Powell ………….. 11999 11/17/87 Affirmed

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Case Date of Title Number Decision Decision

R. Baird Co., Inc. v. Kukui Nuts of Hawaii, Inc. …………………… 12492 6/03/88 Affirmed Rapp v. Bailey ……………. 13561 8/08/89 Vacated in part
Remanded Realica v. Realica ………… 12367 4/12/88 Affirmed in part
Remanded Redmond v. Hanna ………….. 12267 3/11/88 Reversed
Remanded Resources Property Management Corp. v. Elbahou ………… 13173 4/19/89 Affirmed Rice v. State …………….. 12660 11/15/88 Affirmed Roma Enterprises, Inc. v. F S Land Development Corp. ………………….. 13178 9/22/89 Affirmed Rubin v. Wilder …………… 12474 9/27/88 Dismissed Rutledge v. Stitt …………. 12659 11/16/88 Affirmed Sagisi v. Sagisi ………….. 13571 12/12/89 Affirmed Sapienza v. Sapienza ………. 13450 11/03/89 Affirmed Schroffner v. Barton ………. 11695 6/30/88 Affirmed in part, Vacated in part
Remanded Seto v. GNP Development Ventures ……………….. 11979 9/08/88 Affirmed Shoreline Transportation, Inc. v. Robert’s Tours
Transportation, Inc. …….. 12375 7/05/88 Vacated
Remanded Silva v. Padeken ………….. 12058 12/10/87 Affirmed State v. Abe ……………… 13417 6/27/89 Affirmed State v. Adviento …………. 13274 7/07/89 Affirmed State v. Agaran …………… 13016 3/22/89 Vacated
Remanded State v. Aquino …………… 12658 9/13/88 Reversed
Remanded

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Case Date of Title Number Decision Decision

State v. Arkus ……………. 13843 12/18/89 Affirmed State v. Ayuyu ……………. 13911 3/20/90 Affirmed State v. Baylosis …………. 13407 6/21/89 Affirmed State v. Bayudan ………….. 13263 7/19/89 Reversed
Remanded State v. Beaumont …………. 11828 9/02/87 Reversed State v. Bertola ………….. 13449 12/21/89 Affirmed State v. Braun ……………. 12204 4/06/88 Affirmed State v. Cabradilla ……….. 12377 5/18/88 Reversed
Remanded State v. Clark ……………. 11966 12/17/87 Affirmed State v. Cobb-Adams ……….. 11843 2/11/88 Affirmed in part
Reversed in part State v. Cobb-Adams ……….. 11844 2/11/88 Affirmed in part
Reversed in part State v. Coleman ………….. 12043 11/01/88 Affirmed State v. Compton ………….. 12978 11/16/88 Affirmed State v. Correa …………… 12227 2/26/88 Affirmed State v. Costa ……………. 11783 7/22/87 Affirmed State v. Coward …………… 13932 3/22/90 Reversed
Remanded State v. Darling ………….. 13807 5/03/90 Affirmed State v. Davis ……………. 12985 2/09/89 Affirmed State v. Felici …………… 12271 3/16/88 Affirmed State v. Feliciano ………… 12896 10/06/88 Affirmed State v. Fernandez ………… 11713 6/28/88 Affirmed State v. Filo …………….. 11618 9/11/87 Vacated
Remanded State v. Fitzsimmons ………. 12662 12/06/88 Affirmed State v. Flores …………… 11894 9/10/87 Vacated
Remanded State v. Fontes …………… 13250 6/21/89 Affirmed State v. Gibu …………….. 13360 6/28/89 Affirmed

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Case Date of Title Number Decision Decision
State v. Gonsales …………. 12087 11/12/87 Affirmed State v. Gordon …………… 13738 1/16/90 Affirmed State v. Hamala …………… 13388 11/08/89 Affirmed State v. Hammond ………….. 13170 3/14/89 Affirmed State v. Hayes ……………. 12215 3/03/88 Affirmed State v. Hayes ……………. 12867 1/13/89 Affirmed State v. Higa …………….. 13562 3/13/90 Affirmed State v. Hisaw ……………. 13393 11/22/89 Affirmed State v. Ho ………………. 13469 5/17/89 Affirmed State v. Iaea …………….. 12894 10/11/88 Affirmed State v. Iaea …………….. 13209 4/27/89 Affirmed, Vacated
Remanded State v. Ilae …………….. 11849 9/28/87 Affirmed State v. Ilae …………….. 11850 9/28/87 Affirmed State v. Ilae …………….. 11851 9/28/87 Affirmed State v. Ilae …………….. 11852 9/28/87 Affirmed State v. Iwata ……………. 13792 3/09/90 Affirmed State v. Jose …………….. 11937 3/17/88 Affirmed State v. Julian …………… 13481 9/19/89 Reversed
Affirmed State v. Jurgens ………….. 13642 9/08/89 Affirmed State v. Kahele …………… 12942 2/28/89 Reversed, Vacated
Remanded State v. Kai ……………… 13657 4/20/90 Vacated
Remanded State v. Kaiwi ……………. 11706 9/03/87 Affirmed State v. Kaiwi ……………. 11971 11/17/88 Affirmed State v. Kaui …………….. 12194 12/19/88 Affirmed State v. Kawakami …………. 12844 2/08/89 Reversed State v. Kealoha ………….. 12449 6/22/88 Affirmed State v. Kikuta …………… 12391 5/04/88 Affirmed State v. Kobayashi ………… 13342 8/03/89 Affirmed State v. Koshi ……………. 13180 3/14/89 Affirmed State v. Kowalczyk ………… 11681 7/08/87 Affirmed

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Case Date of Title Number Decision Decision

State v. Kumukau ………….. 11550 7/31/87 Affirmed in part
Reversed in part State v. Kwon …………….. 12416 6/14/88 Affirmed State v. Lanton …………… 13308 12/07/89 Reversed
Remanded State v. Larash …………… 12899 10/20/88 Affirmed State v. Larson …………… 13644 8/02/89 Affirmed State v. Lau ……………… 12040 3/11/88 Vacated
Remanded State v. Lau ……………… 13628 12/19/89 Affirmed State v. Lincoln ………….. 12739 9/14/88 Dismissed State v. Lovediro …………. 11678 11/06/87 Affirmed State v. Lum ……………… 12468 5/25/88 Affirmed State v. Lum ……………… 13751 12/29/89 Affirmed State v. Lum-Lee ………….. 13462 7/11/89 Reversed State v. Mahuka …………… 12207 12/01/88 Affirmed State v. Maneafaiga ……….. 13015 2/14/89 Vacated State v. Martell ………….. 12008 11/12/87 Affirmed State v. McCormick ………… 12053 3/17/88 Reversed in part
Affirmed in part State v. McCoy ……………. 11908, 10/07/88 Affirmed 11909 11910 State v. Meacham ………….. 12749 10/13/88 Affirmed as to Barbara Meacham
Reversed as to George Meacham State v. Medeiros …………. 11300 6/29/87 Affirmed State v. Medeiros …………. 12791 1/12/89 Affirmed State v. Merino …………… 13231, 8/22/89 Vacated
13232, 13233, 13234 Remanded State v. Meyer ……………. 12816 11/16/88 Vacated
Remanded

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Case Date of Title Number Decision Decision

State v. Miller …………… 11803 7/25/88 Affirmed 11755 State v. Miller …………… 11641 7/06/87 Affirmed State v. Munechika ………… 13492 6/27/89 Affirmed State v. Munoz ……………. 13276 5/31/89 Affirmed State v. Murato …………… 11781 8/05/87 Affirmed State v. Newbegin …………. 11715 7/22/87 Vacated
Remanded State v. Notartomaso ………. 13649 10/04/89 Affirmed State v. Ortiz ……………. 13219 1/11/90 Affirmed State v. Ortiz ……………. 13879 4/05/90 Affirmed State v. Parker …………… 11623 6/12/87 Affirmed State v. Pozzi ……………. 12922 10/18/88 Affirmed State v. Prince …………… 12288 4/12/88 Affirmed State v. Randolph …………. 12716 10/11/88 Affirmed State v. Ranis ……………. 13063 3/08/89 Affirmed State v. Reed …………….. 12175 3/29/88 Reversed State v. Richardson ……….. 12026 4/28/88 Affirmed State v. Ringor …………… 11879 11/12/87 Affirmed State v. Roberts ………….. 12132 4/04/88 Affirmed State v. Rose …………….. 12988 2/16/89 Reversed
Remanded State v. Runnels ………….. 12133 2/23/88 Vacated
Remanded State v. Russell ………….. 11680 8/05/87 Affirmed State v. Saito ……………. 12046 11/04/87 Reversed
Remanded State v. Schipa …………… 11666 8/04/87 Affirmed State v. Schroeder ………… 12142 10/06/88 Affirmed State v. Shaw …………….. 12691 11/25/88 Affirmed State v. Sheffey ………….. 13112 2/14/89 Affirmed State v. Shin …………….. 12864 3/15/89 Vacated
Remanded State v. Simpson ………….. 11673 8/03/87 Affirmed State v. Sims …………….. 12386 4/21/88 Affirmed State v. Sims …………….. 13627 2/23/90 Affirmed

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Case Date of Title Number Decision Decision

State v. Smith ……………. 11639 6/12/87 Affirmed in part
Reversed in part State v. Smith ……………. 13794 2/14/90 Vacated
Remanded State v. Sunderland ……….. 13345 9/08/89 Vacated
Remanded State v. Szarka …………… 12016 11/04/87 Reversed
Remanded State v. Tang …………….. 13691 11/28/89 Reversed
Affirmed State v. Tasaka …………… 13828 2/26/90 Affirmed State v. Teixeira …………. 11748 8/19/87 Affirmed State v. Telles …………… 13543 8/15/89 Affirmed State v. Torres …………… 13380 6/28/89 Affirmed State v. Tran …………….. 12459 5/18/88 Affirmed State v. Vanderpoel ……….. 11741 11/05/87 Affirmed State v. Vierra …………… 13075 8/08/89 Affirmed State v. Watson …………… 11511 6/24/87 Affirmed State v. Wiggin …………… 13294 5/03/89 Affirmed State v. Williams …………. 12233 10/20/88 Affirmed State v. Williams …………. 12498 1/05/89 Affirmed State v. Williams …………. 12917 4/12/89 Affirmed State v. Wong …………….. 12537 6/17/88 Affirmed State v. Wong …………….. 12938 3/20/89 Vacated
Remanded State v. Wong …………….. 13957 2/26/90 Affirmed State v. Wood …………….. 12564 1/19/89 Affirmed State v. Yamaguchi ………… 11786 7/31/87 Affirmed Sylvester v. Animal Emergency Clinic of Oahu ………….. 13798 1/18/90 Dismissed Takamori v. Callejo ……….. 11901 9/03/87 Reversed
Remanded Tarpley v. Tarpley ………… 13009 12/23/88 Modified
Affirmed Tom v. Tom ……………….. 11689 7/08/87 Affirmed

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Case Date of Title Number Decision Decision

Tom v. Tom ……………….. 14015 4/17/90 Dismissed Turkoglu v. Bd. of Directors of La Casa Condominium ……… 11347 9/18/87 Affirmed Turkoglu v. Bd. of Directors of La Casa Condominium ……… 12011 11/17/87 Affirmed Tyler v. Befurt …………… 13224 2/09/89 Affirmed Uchida v. Uchida ………….. 11875 2/12/88 Affirmed Uemoto v. Uemoto ………….. 12863 10/12/88 Affirmed Wilder v. Abe …………….. 12193 5/17/88 Affirmed in part
Remanded Wilder v. Browder …………. 12164 5/17/88 Affirmed Wilder v. Coester …………. 12162 3/18/88 Vacated
Remanded Wilder v. Coester …………. 12165 5/12/88 Affirmed Wilder v. Shimoda …………. 12163 5/12/88 Affirmed Williams v. Williams ………. 13087 4/26/89 Reversed
Remanded Yoon v. Yoon ……………… 13115 3/23/89 Affirmed in part, Vacated in part
Remanded

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