Kia'i Kauaula v. Wainee Land & Homes, LLC

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: May 21, 2026
• Docket: SCWC-23-0000418
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 21-MAY-2026 07:46 AM Dkt. 16 OGAC

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I

KIAʻI KAUAULA, AN UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION; and KAIPO KEKONA, INDIVIDUAL, Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellees,

vs.

WAINEE LAND & HOMES, LLC, A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; HOPE BUILDERS LLC, A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; and LAUNIUPOKO IRRIGATION CO., INC., A DOMESTIC PROFIT CORPORATION, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees,

and

COUNTY OF MAUI; COUNTY OF MAUI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, Respondents/Defendants-Appellants.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 2CCV-XX-XXXXXXX(1)) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Devens, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Costa, assigned by reason of vacancy)

Petitioners’ Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed

on March 23, 2026, 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 Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure, move

for retention of oral argument.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, May 21, 2026.

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ Brian A. Costa