Goo v. Arakawa

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: December 5, 2013
• Docket: 30142
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-30142 05-DEC-2013 03:08 PM SCWC-30142

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

KAREN GOO, et al.,

Petitioners/Plaintiffs/Counterclaim-Defendants/Appellants/Cross-

Appellees,

vs.

MAYOR ALAN ARAKAWA, Successor-In-Interest to Mayor Charmaine

Tavares, WILLIAM SPENCE, Director of Planning, County of Maui,

Successor-In-Interest to Director Jeff Hunt, County of Maui

Respondents/Defendants/Cross-Claim Defendants/Appellees/Cross­ Appellants/Cross-Appellees,

and

VP AND PK(ML) LLC, KCOM Corp.,

Defendants/Intervenor-Defendants/Cross-Claim

Defendants/Counterclaimants/Cross-Claimants/Appellees/Cross­ Appellees/Cross-Appellants

KILA KILA CONSTRUCTION,

Defendant/Cross-Claim Defendant/Cross-Claimant

(John G.) JOHN G’S DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION, INC.,

Defendant/Cross-Claimant/Cross-Claim Defendant

NEW SAND HILLS LLC.,

Defendant/Intervenor-Defendant/Counterclaimant/Cross-Claim

Defendant/Appellee/Cross-Appellee/Cross-Appellant

DAVID B. MERCHANT; JOYCE TAKAHASHI; BRIAN TAKAHASHI,

Defendants/Intervenor-Defendants

DIANE L. REASER, et al.,

Defendants/Intervenor-Defendants/Counter-Claimants

HOOKAHI, LLC, SANDHILLS ESTATES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION,

Intervenors/Appellees/Cross-Appellees/Cross-Appellants

CHERYL CABEBE, GERRY RIOPTA, and MELISSA RIOPTA,

Intervenor-Defendants/Appellees/Cross-Appellants

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(CAAP-30142; CIVIL NO. 07-1-0258(1))

ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ.)

Petitioner/Plaintiff/Counterclaim-Defendant/Appellant/

Cross-Appellee’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on

October 25, 2013, is hereby accepted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that no oral argument will be

heard in this case. Any party may, within ten days and pursuant

to Rule 34(c) of the Hawai'i Rules of Appellate Procedure, move

for retention of oral argument.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, December 5, 2013.

David J. Gierlach and /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

Lance D. Collins,

for petitioners /s/ Paula A. Nakayama

Patrick K. Wong and /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.

Caleb P. Rowe,

for respondents Mayor Alan /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

Arakawa, et al.

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

Ronald T. Yoshimoto and

Nathan H. Yoshimoto,

for respondents VP and PK(ML)

LLC, KCOM Corp., New Sand

Hills LLC., and Hookahi, LLC,

Sandhills Estates Community

Association