Paoa v. Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop
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Opinion
Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 23-MAY-2025 12:10 PM Dkt. 21 ODAC
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
DUKE KAHANAMOKU PAOA; CHRISTIAN K.L. CHING, JR.; BRYAN JEREMIAH; MARK K. KAHAPEA; ROBERT E. LUECKE; MICHAEL AH WUEN LOW; JOHN DOE 1; and JOHN DOE 2, Respondents/Plaintiffs-Appellees,
vs.
TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP d.b.a. KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS; ELLIOT KAWAIHOʻOLANA MILLS, in his capacity as Trustee of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop d.b.a. Kamehameha Schools; CRYSTAL KAUILANI ROSE, in her capacity as Trustee of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop d.b.a. Kamehameha Schools; JENNIFER NOELANI GOODYEAR-KAʻŌPUA, in her capacity as Trustee of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop d.b.a. Kamehameha Schools; ROBERT K.W.H. NOBRIGA, in his capacity as Trustee of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop d.b.a. Kamehameha Schools; and MICHELLE KAʻUHANE, in her capacity as Trustee of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop d.b.a. Kamehameha Schools, 1 Petitioners/Defendants-Appellants.
1 Pursuant to Hawaiʻi Rules of Evidence Rule 201 and Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 43(c)(1), we take judicial notice that Jennifer Noelani Goodyear-Ka͑ōpua and Michelle Ka͑uhane are current Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop and are automatically substituted as Petitioners/Defendants-Appellants in place of Micah Alika Kāne and Lance Keawe Wilhelm. TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP d.b.a. KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS, Petitioners/Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants,
THE ESTATE OF ROBERT McCORMICK BROWNE, Deceased; ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER f.k.a. ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL; and ST. FRANCIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF HAWAI͑I, Respondents/Third-Party Defendants-Appellees.
ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER f.k.a. ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL, Cross-Claimant/Counterclaimant-Appellee,
THE ESTATE OF ROBERT McCORMICK BROWNE, Deceased, Cross-Claim Defendant-Appellee,
and
TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP d.b.a. KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS, Counterclaim-Defendant.
CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX)
ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, and Eddins, JJ., Circuit Judge Kawano, in place of Ginoza, J. recused, and Circuit Judge Medeiros, in place of Devens, J. recused)
Petitioners Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi
Bishop dba Kamehameha Schools’ Application for Writ of Certiorari,
2 filed on March 27, 2025, is hereby rejected.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, May 23, 2025.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
/s/ Kelsey T. Kawano
/s/ Dyan M. Medeiros
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