M.S. v. L.S.

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: May 22, 2026
• Docket: SCWC-23-0000542
• Status: Published

Opinions

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 22-MAY-2026 08:26 AM Dkt. 11 OGAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I

M.S., Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

L.S., Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 5FDV-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Devens, C.J., McKenna, and Eddins, JJ.; and Ginoza, J., dissenting, with whom Circuit Judge Jackson, assigned by reason of vacancy, joins)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant L.S.’ application for writ

of certiorari filed on April 14, 2026, is 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, Hawaiʻi, May 22, 2026.

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins DISSENT BY GINOZA, J.

I respectfully dissent to the majority’s Order Accepting

Application for Writ of Certiorari, and would dismiss the

application as untimely. See Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes § 602-

59(c) (Supp. 2017); Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule

40.1(a) (“A party may seek review of the intermediate court of

appeals’ decision by filing an application for a writ of

certiorari in the supreme court. The application shall be filed

within 30 days after the filing of the intermediate court of

appeals’ judgment on appeal . . . unless the time for filing the

application is extended in accordance with this Rule.”).

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ Kauanoe A.D. Jackson