Preston v. Hiraoka
CourtHawaii Supreme Court
Date FiledJuly 6, 2026
DocketSCWC-25-0000714
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX
06-JUL-2026
11:31 AM
Dkt. 42 ODMR
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
AILEEN LEILANI PRESTON; OLA PRESTON; VANCE PRESTON, JR.;
SONNY PRESTON; HARMONY PAKELE-PRESTON; VANCINA PRESTON;
BARBARA PRESTON; VANCE PRESTON; MARGARET MAIAVA;
JAYLEEN MAIAVA; JAYDEN MAIAVA; and HUNTER MAIAVA,
Petitioners/Defendants-Appellants.
vs.
THE HONORABLE KEITH K. HIRAOKA; THE HONORABLE CLYDE J.
WADSWORTH; and THE HONORABLE SONJA M.P. MCCULLEN;
Judges of the Intermediate Court of Appeals,
State of Hawai i,
Respondent Judges,
and
ANTHONY MARK LAKANA TAKEMOTO, as personal representative
of THE ESTATE OF MOSES KAPUHILANI TAKEMOTO,
Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CIV. NO. 1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX)
ORDER
(By: Devens, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, JJ.,
and Circuit Judge Tonaki, assigned by reason of vacancy)
Upon consideration of Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee’s
Motion for Reconsideration or Clarification filed June 29, 2026,
and the record, this court has not overlooked or misapprehended
points of law or fact. See Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure,
Rule 40(b) (eff. 2000).
It is ordered that the motion is denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, July 6, 2026.
/s/ Vladimir P. Devens
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza
/s/ John M. Tonaki
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