Goo v. Arakawa

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

and

KILA KILA CONSTRUCTION,

Defendant/Cross-Claim Defendant/Cross-Claimant and

(John G.) JOHN G’S DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION, INC., Defendant/Cross-Claimant/Cross-Claim Defendant and

NEW SAND HILLS LLC.,

Defendant/Intervenor-Defendant/Counterclaimant/Cross-Claim Defendant/Appellee/Cross-Appellee/Cross-Appellant and

DAVID B. MERCHANT; JOYCE TAKAHASHI; BRIAN TAKAHASHI, Defendants/Intervenor-Defendants and

DIANE L. REASER, et al.,

Defendants/Intervenor-Defendants/Counter-Claimants

and

HOOKAHI, LLC, SANDHILLS ESTATES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Intervenors/Appellees/Cross-Appellees/Cross-Appellants and

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