The opinion
Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX
09-JAN-2026
10:31 AM
Dkt. 21 ODSAC
SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I
DANIEL M. SANDOMIRE; KATY YEN-JU CHEN; TRUDI MELOHN,
individually and as Co-Trustee under the William Charles Melohn
III Revocable Trust dated June 4, 2010 and Co-Trustee under the
Trudi Melohn Revocable Trust dated June 4, 2010; and
WILLIAM CHARLES MELOHN III, individual and as Co-Trustee under
the William Charles Melohn III Revocable Trust dated
June 4, 2010 and Co-Trustee under the Trudi Melohn Revocable
Trust dated June 4, 2010,
Respondents/Plaintiffs-Appellees,
vs.
DAVID EDWARD BROWN and LANHUA KAO BROWN,
Petitioners/Defendants-Appellants.
CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1CC151002267)
ORDER DISMISSING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
(By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ.,
and Circuit Judge Jackson, assigned by reason of vacancy)
Petitioners/Defendants-Appellants David Edward Brown and
Lanhua Kao Brown (Petitioners) filed an application for writ of
certiorari on January 6, 2026. At that time, the Intermediate Court
of Appeals (ICA) had not yet filed a Judgment on Appeal. The ICA
filed its Judgment on Appeal on January 7, 2026.
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petitioners’
application for writ of certiorari, filed on January 6, 2026, is
dismissed without prejudice to re-filing the application pursuant to
Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 40.1(a) (2020) (“The
application shall be filed within thirty days after the filing of
the intermediate court of appeals’ judgment on appeal or dismissal
order, unless the time for filing the application is extended in
accordance with this rule.” (emphasis added)).
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, January 9, 2026.
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza
/s/ Vladimir P. Devens
/s/ Kauanoe A.D. Jackson
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