PHH Mortgage Corporation v. Diaz

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 15-JUL-2026 12:33 PM Dkt. 15 ODAC

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Respondent/Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant-Appellee,

vs.

FRANK DIAZ and OLGA V. DIAZ, Petitioners/Defendants/Counterclaimants/ Cross-Claim Defendants-Appellants,

and

USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI; THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI – DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION; HAWAII KAI MARINA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION; ASSOCIATION OF APARTMENT OWNERS OF KAIMALA MARINA, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent/Cross-Claimant-Appellee,

vs.

THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI – DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION; HAWAII KAI MARINA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION; ASSOCIATION OF APARTMENT OWNERS OF KAIMALA MARINA, Respondents/Cross-Claim Defendants-Appellees.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1CC171001566) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Devens, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Souza, assigned by reason of vacancy)

Petitioners/Defendants/Counterclaimants/Cross-Claim

Defendants-Appellants Frank Diaz and Olga Diaz’s application for

writ of certiorari filed on May 15, 2026, is rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, July 15, 2026.

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ Kevin A.K. Souza