Choi v. Wireless City LLC
CourtHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Date FiledJuly 15, 2026
DocketCAAP-25-0000730
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Electronically Filed
Intermediate Court of Appeals
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
15-JUL-2026
08:17 AM
Dkt. 51 ODSLJ
NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
HYE JA CHOI, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
WIRELESS CITY LLC, Defendant-Appellee.
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
HONOLULU DIVISION
(CASE NO. 1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX)
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
(By: Nakasone, Chief Judge, Hiraoka and Gluck, JJ.)
Upon review of the record, it appears as follows. On
October 14, 2024, the District Court of the First Circuit,
Honolulu Division, orally dismissed 1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX without
prejudice. It did not enter a written order dismissing the
matter. On October 20, 2025, Plaintiff-Appellant Hye Ja Choi
(Choi) filed a Notice of Appeal.
In her Notice of Appeal, Choi states that she appeals
two cases: the current case, 1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX, and Choi v.
Wireless City, LLC, 1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX. This is improper, as a
litigant may not file one Notice of Appeal from multiple cases.
See Hawai‘i Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) 3(a) ("An appeal
permitted by law from a court or agency shall be taken by filing
a notice of appeal[.]" (emphases added)); see also generally
HRAP 4. In Choi's Amended Opening Brief in this case, however,
Choi states that 1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX "is irrelevant and therefore
omitted." It is therefore unclear as to whether Choi intends to
pursue an appeal in 1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX.
On June 16, 2026, this court temporarily remanded the
appeal of 1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX (pursuant to Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes
§ 602-57(3) (2016)) to "enter a written order regarding
dismissal." While on temporary remand, the District Court
granted Choi's pending request for reconsideration, and set
aside the oral dismissal. As the oral dismissal from which Choi
appealed has been set aside, there is no decision for this court
to review.
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal of
1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all pending motions in
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX are dismissed.
That leaves the possible appeal of 1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX.
The clerk is directed to open a new appeal, containing the
Notice of Appeal filed in 1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX. Choi must pay the
fee required under HRAP Rule 3(a) within seven days from the
date of this order; file the CADS required under HRAP Rule 3.1;
and comply with HRAP Rule 11(a).
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, July 15, 2026.
/s/ Karen T. Nakasone
Chief Judge
/s/ Keith K. Hiraoka
Associate Judge
/s/ Daniel M. Gluck
Associate Judge
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