Choi v. Association of Apartment Owners of Queen Emma Gardens and Touchstone Properties LTD.
CourtHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Date FiledAugust 3, 2026
DocketCAAP-25-0000056
StatusPublished
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Electronically Filed
Intermediate Court of Appeals
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
03-AUG-2026
08:16 AM
Dkt. 160 ODMR
NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
HYE JA CHOI, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
ASSOCIATION OF APARTMENT OWNERS OF QUEEN EMMA GARDENS AND
TOUCHSTONE PROPERTIES LTD., Defendants-Appellees.
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
(CASE NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX)
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
(By: Wadsworth, Presiding Judge, McCullen and Gluck, JJ.)
Upon consideration of "Plaintiff-Appellant's Motion
for Consideration of DKT. 150(Dismissal of the Case)" (Motion),
filed on July 28, 2026, by Self-represented Plaintiff-Appellant
Hye Ja Choi (Choi), and the record, it appears that:
(1) Choi seeks reconsideration of this court's Summary
Disposition Order, filed on July 15, 2026;
(2) At 10:14 p.m. on Monday, July 27, 2026, Choi filed
a "Motion for a 10-Day Extension of Reconsideration Period," in
which she requested additional time to file a motion for
reconsideration;
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(3) At 4:29 a.m. on July 28, 2026, Choi filed the
Motion;
(4) Choi's Motion was therefore untimely;
(5) Even if we were to treat Choi's Motion as timely
filed, Choi does not present new evidence or arguments that
could not have been presented in the Amended Opening Brief,
filed on March 2, 2026. See Amfac, Inc. v. Waikiki Beachcomber
Inv. Co., 74 Haw. 85, 114, 839 P.2d 10, 27 (1992) ("The purpose
of a motion for reconsideration is to allow the parties to
present new evidence and/or arguments that could not have been
presented during the earlier adjudicated motion."); Briggs v.
Hotel Corp. of Pac., Inc., 73 Haw. 276, 287 n.7, 831 P.2d 1335,
1342 n.7 (1992) ("[A] motion for reconsideration is not the time
to relitigate old matters."); and
(6) Choi presents no point of law or fact that this
court overlooked or misapprehended. See Hawaiʻi Rules of
Appellate Procedure Rule 40(b).
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion is
denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, August 3, 2026.
/s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth
Presiding Judge
/s/ Sonja M.P. McCullen
Associate Judge
/s/ Daniel M. Gluck
Associate Judge
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