Hawaii Drunk Driving Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of Hawaii or Court of Appeals of Hawaii where the terms dui, dwi, drunk driving, or driving under the influence has been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily criminal cases and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions drunk driving related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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State v. Gallant - 7/11/2002
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
Defendant-appellant Raymond J. Gallant appeals from the May 22, 2000 judgment of conviction and sentence of the district court of the first circuit, the Honorable Colette Y. Garibaldi presiding, for...
State v. Bundy - 7/9/2002
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
In accordance with Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 35, and after carefully reviewing the record and the briefs submitted by the parties, and duly considering and analyzing the law relevant to...
State v. Kaiwi - 7/9/2002
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
We have considered the record and arguments of the parties and have determined, for the reasons stated herein, that the March 31, 2000 sentence imposed upon Defendant-Appellant Joseph Kaiwi (Defendant)...
State v. Rodgers - 7/1/2002
Plaintiff-appellant the State of Hawaii [hereinafter, the prosecution] appeals from the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order of the District Court of the First Circuit, the Honorable I. Norman Lewis presiding, granting...
State v. McCulloch - 6/25/2002
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
The defendant-appellant Benjamin McCulloch appeals from the judgment and sentence of the district court of the second circuit, the Honorable John T. Vail presiding, entered on October 6, 2000....
State v. Hearn - 6/5/2002
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
Defendant-Appellant Lawrence Paul Hearn (Hearn) appeals the October 24, 2000 judgment of the District Court of the First Circuit (the district court), Judge Barbara Richardson presiding, convicting and...
State v. Entrekin - 5/9/2002
The plaintiff-appellant State of Hawaii (the prosecution) appeals from the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order of the district court of the second circuit, the Honorable Douglas H. Ige presiding, granting the...
State v. Yamaoto - 4/25/2002
Defendant-Appellant Kenneth Tatsuo Yamamoto (Defendant) appeals from that part of the August 4, 2000 judgment of the District Court of the First Circuit, per diem District Judge Christopher McKenzie presiding, that convicted and...
State v. Momoki - 4/15/2002
Defendant-Appellant Lloyd M. Momoki (Momoki) appeals the January 25, 2001 judgment of the district court of the first circuit, the Honorable Colette Y. Garibaldi, judge presiding, that convicted him of driving under the influence of...
State v. Tran - 4/10/2002
Defendant-Appellant Minh Ngoe Tran (Defendant) appeals the January 27, 2000 judgment of the circuit court of the first circuit that convicted him, upon a jury's verdict, of one count of robbery in the first degree, in violation of...
State v. Fat - 3/19/2002
On June 9, 1999, Defendant-Appellant Randal P. Chun Fat (Chun Fat) was charged by complaint in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (circuit court) with the following:
Count I, Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating...
Castro v. Administrative Directof the Courts - 1/28/2002
MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, AND ACOBA, JJ.; WITH RAMIL, J., CONCURRING SEPARATELY; AND NAKAYAMA, J., CONCURRING SEPARATELY AND DISSENTING
We hold that the meaning of "prior alcohol enforcement contact" must be explained when advising a...
State v. Sullivan - 12/17/2001
Defendant-appellant Kevin A. Sullivan (Sullivan) was charged with driving under the influence of drugs (DUI-DRUGS), in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 291-7 (1993).
Sullivan appeals from the order of the first...
Martin v. Ozawa - 12/14/2001
Petitioner-Appellant Tommy Martin's (Martin's) Hawaii driver's license was revoked by the Administrative Driver's License Revocation Office (ADLRO) pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 286, Part XIV (Administrative...
State v. Adam - 11/26/2001
Defendant-Appellant Richard Louis Adam (Adam) appeals from the April 27, 2000 Judgment entered in the Third Circuit Court, upon a jury's verdict, convicting him of (1) Assault in the Second Degree, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) §...
State v. Kahakai - 11/26/2001
Defendant-appellant Stacy Kahakai (Stacy) appeals his conviction of and sentence for four counts of sexual assault in the first degree, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-730(1)(b) (1993), and three counts of sexual...
State v. Yee - 11/16/2001
On April 7, 2000, Defendant-Appellant Gregory Wyhong Yee (Yee) was arraigned on one count of Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor (DUI), in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 291-4(a)(1) (Supp. 1999). ...
State v. Kaahaaina - 10/17/2001
Defendant-Appellant Rickie Kaahaaina (Kaahaaina) was charged by complaints dated July 14, 1999, with Driving While License Suspended or Revoked, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 286-132 (Supp. 2000), and driving...
State v. Nakayama - 9/28/2001
October 2, 2001: The Memorandum Opinion is vacated due to an administrative error and a new opinion will be filed forthwith.
STATE OF HAWAII, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. JEFFREY NAKAYAMA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT
APPEAL FROM THE...
State v. Hanaoka - 9/12/2001
MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, AND ACOBA, JJ.; AND NAKAYAMA, J., DISSENTING, WITH WHOM RAMIL, J. JOINS
We hold that despite the lack of a reservation in writing, Respondent/Defendant-Appellant Allen T. Hanaoka (Defendant) did, pursuant to...
State v. Dow - 9/5/2001
CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (TR 21 OF 2/23/99)
Following a bench trial in district court, the Honorable Christopher McKenzie presiding, defendant-appellant Kelvin B. Dow (Defendant) was convicted of driving...
State v. Iha - 8/27/2001
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, and Acoba, JJ.; and Nakayama, J., Dissenting, With Whom Ramil, J., Joins
This appeal consolidates forty-nine cases in which the district court of the first circuit (the...
State v. Tavares - 8/27/2001
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, and Acoba, JJ.; and Nakayama, J. Dissenting, With Whom Ramil, J. Joins
On September 21, 1999, Defendant-Appellant Anthony Dale Tavares (Defendant) was arrested for driving...
State v. Regan - 8/27/2001
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, and Acoba, JJ.; and Nakayama, J. Dissenting, With Whom Ramil, J. Joins
At 11:10 p.m. on September 16, 1999, Defendant-Appellant Michael Keone Regan (Defendant) was...
State v. Galbraith - 8/27/2001
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, and Acoba, JJ.; and Nakayama, J. Dissenting, With Whom Ramil, J. Joins
Around 11:50 p.m. on October 6, 1999, Defendant-Appellant Paul T. Galbraith (Defendant) was arrested...
State v. Barnes - 8/27/2001
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, and Acoba, JJ.; and Nakayama, J. Dissenting, With Whom Ramil, J. Joins
On May 15, 1999, Defendant-Appellee Robert L. Barnes (Defendant) was arrested for driving under the...
State v. Bradbury - 8/27/2001
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, and Acoba, JJ.; and Nakayama, J. Dissenting, With Whom Ramil, J. Joins
On July 16, 1999, Defendant-Appellee Donald Scott Bradbury (Defendant) was arrested for driving...
Nawatani v. Administrative Director of the Courts - 8/22/2001
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
Petitioner-Appellant Stanley S. Nawatani (Petitioner) appeals from the December 7, 1999 judgment of the district court of the first circuit (the court) affirming the October 19, 1999 order of...
State v. Edwards - 8/22/2001
We hold that the police failed to make a reasonable effort to contact an attorney pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 803-9(2) (1993), as requested by Defendant-Appellant Jennifer Edwards (Defendant), when they did nothing more...
Spock v. Administrative Director of the Courts - 8/22/2001
We granted the March 1, 2001 application for certiorari filed by Petitioner/Respondent-Appellee Administrative Director of the Court, State of Hawaii (the Director) because we believe the Intermediate Court of Appeals (the ICA) ...
State v. Bebb - 8/22/2001
As amended August 29, 2001.
STATE OF HAWAII, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE v. SIMON BEBB, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT (NO. 99-201513)
On the briefs: Mal Gillin for...
State v. Garcia - 8/10/2001
We hold that Plaintiff-Appellant State of Hawaii (the prosecution) has not demonstrated any compelling justification for overruling Gray v. Administrative Director of the Court, State of Hawaii, 84 Hawaii 138, 931 P.2d 580 (1997),...
State v. Palencia - 8/8/2001
ORDER
Upon consideration of Defendant-Appellant Troy S. K. Palencia's motion to dismiss his appeal from the judgment and sentence entered March 29, 2001 in the District Court of the First Circuit, the papers and declaration in...
State v. Jones - 7/19/2001
As amended August 30, 2001
MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, AND RAMIL, JJ., AND CIRCUIT JUDGE BLONDIN, IN PLACE OF ACOBA, J., RECUSED
On September 4, 1996, following a circuit court jury trial, respondent-appellant Willie...
State v. Tsuchiyama - 7/17/2001
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
Petitioner-appellant Glenn Tsuchiyama appeals from the judgment of the district court of the second circuit, the Honorable Yoshio Shigezawa presiding, convicting him of and sentencing him for driving...
Soderlund v. Administrative Director of the Courts - 7/12/2001
We hold that Respondent-Appellee Administrative Director of the Courts, State of Hawaii (the Director) is not required by Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 286-260 (Supp. 2000) or by District Court Rules of Civil Procedure (DCRCP) Rule...
State v. Kekahuna - 6/25/2001
Defendant-Appellant Keliimana Kekahuna (Kekahuna) appeals from the district court's April 7, 2000 judgment pertaining to his driving of an automobile on November 17, 1999. Kekahuna was charged with the following offenses:
(A)...
State v. Broadhurst - 6/7/2001
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
Defendant-appellant Tommy Broadhurst appeals his conviction of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 291-4 (Supp. 1998). On appeal,...
Castro v. Administrative Director of the Court - 5/7/2001
Respondent-Appellant Administrative Director of the Court, State of Hawaii (the State), appeals the district court's February 1, 2000 Judgment on Appeal that reversed the administrative hearing officer's (Hearing Officer's) November...
State v. Hanaoka - 5/3/2001
Defendant-Appellant Allen T. Hanaoka (Hanaoka) appeals the district court's March 21, 2000 judgment convicting him of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (DUI), Hawaii Revised Statutes § 291-4 (Supp. 1999), and fining him. The March...
State v. Aluli - 5/1/2001
ORDER
Upon consideration of Defendant-Appellant Camilla Marie Aluli's motion to dismiss her appeal, the papers in support, and the records and files herein, it appears that Appellant states in a declaration that: (1) she knows...
State v. Ferrer - 3/30/2001
Defendant-Appellant Victor Michael Ferrer (Defendant) appeals from the June 1, 1999 Judgment of the District Court of the First Circuit, Ewa Division (the district court), convicting him of Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating...
State v. Kaohelaulii - 3/16/2001
Defendant-Appellant Lana Kaohelaulii (Kaohelaulii) appeals the district court's February 28, 2000 judgment convicting her of Driving After Consuming a Measurable Amount of Alcohol; Persons Under the Age of Twenty-One, Hawaii Revised...
State v. Vliet - 3/15/2001
We hold that, in the absence of a designated culpable state of mind in Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 291-4.5 (Supp. 1998), which pertains to driving after suspension or revocation of a driver's license, and HRS § 291-4.4 (Supp....
State v. Zablan - 3/14/2001
Defendant-Appellant Carl K. Zablan (Zablan) appeals the district court's April 19, 2000 judgment, based upon his conditional no contest plea, Hawaii Rules of Penal Procedure Rule 11(a)(2), convicting and sentencing him as follows: ...
State v. Barrickman - 3/13/2001
Plaintiff-Appellant State of Hawaii (State) appeals the district court's February 10, 2000 Order Granting Defendant's Motion to Suppress for No Reasonable Suspicion to Stop and Oral Motion to Dismiss. We reverse the order granting the...
Barrickman v. Administrative Director Of The Courts - 3/12/2001
Respondent-Appellant Administrative Director of the Courts, State of Hawaii (the State), appeals the district court's December 1, 1999 Judgment on Appeal (Judgment) reversing the administrative hearing officer's (Hearing Officer's)...
State v. Khalil - 3/2/2001
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
Defendant-Appellant Rehan Khalil (Khalil) appeals the district court's August 6, 1999 judgment convicting him of Count I, Driving under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor (DUI), Hawaii Revised Statutes...
Sherwood v. Administrative Director of the Court - 2/21/2001
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
Arrestee-petitioner-appellant Vaughn Gilbert Sherwood appeals from the judgment of the district court of the first circuit affirming the administrative revocation of his driver's license by the...
Santos v. Administrative Director of the Court - 1/31/2001
As amended April 18, 2001.
MARY LISA SANTOS, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COURT, STATE OF HAWAII, RESPONDENT-APPELLEE
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND CIRCUIT (CIV. NO. JR99-008(W)) ...
Spock v. Administrative Director of the Court - 1/30/2001
Petitioner-Appellant Jamal Spock (Spock) appeals the district court's November 22, 1999 Judgment on Appeal affirming the administrative hearing officer's (Hearing Officer's) October 4, 1999 Notice of Administrative Hearing Decision...
State v. Astronomo - 1/24/2001
As amended February 15, 2001.
On July 16, 1997, after a traffic stop, police officer Clyde Holokai arrested Defendant-Appellant Keoki A. Astronomo (Astronomo). The grand jury subsequently charged Astronomo with the following...
State v. Kivaha - 1/23/2001
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
The sole argument raised by Defendant-Appellant Sipu Laupo Kivaha (Defendant) in this appeal is that the District Court of the First Circuit erred in concluding that he operated a motor vehicle while his...
State v. Edwards - 1/23/2001
Defendant-Appellant John Wesley Edwards III (Edwards) appeals the July 16, 1999 judgment of the District Court of the First Circuit convicting him of Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor (DUI), Hawaii Revised Statutes...
State v. Milnikel - 1/22/2001
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
The defendant-appellant Michael Whitfield Milnikel appeals from the judgment of the district court of the first circuit, filed on July 13, 1999, convicting him of and sentencing him for the offenses of...
State v. Guernsey - 1/5/2001
Defendant Leslie G. O. K. Guernsey (Guernsey) appeals the July 23, 1999 judgment convicting him of Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor (DUI), Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 291-4(a)(1) (Supp. 1998). More specifically,...
State v. Lyman - 12/14/2000
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
Defendant-Appellant Charlotte Lyman (Defendant) appeals from the Judgment entered by the District Court of the First Circuit (the district court) on March 24, 1999, convicting and sentencing her for...
State v. Mitchell - 12/12/2000
Defendant-Appellant Preston Mitchell (Mitchell) appeals the December 30, 1998 judgment of the district court of the second circuit, in which the court, upon a bench trial of even date, convicted him of driving under the influence of...
State v. Astronomo - 12/6/2000
After a traffic stop on July 16, 1997, police officer Clyde Holokai arrested Defendant-Appellant Keoki A. Astronomo (Astronomo). The grand jury subsequently charged Astronomo with the following counts: Count One, Place to Keep Firearm,...
State v. Kelekolio - 11/29/2000
The primary issue in this appeal is whether the District Court of the Fifth Circuit (the district court) correctly ruled that Defendant-Appellee Guy K. Kelekolio (Kelekolio) could not be convicted of operating a vehicle without a...
State v. Helm - 11/22/2000
Defendant-Appellant Fred Helm (Helm) appeals the August 10, 1999, judgment of conviction and sentence of the district court, which found Helm guilty of Impersonating a Public Servant under Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 710-1016...
Yokouchi v. Administrative Director Of The Courts - 10/30/2000
IT IS ORDERED that the Memorandum Opinion of this court filed on October 13, 2000 is withdrawn and vacated. The following is a new opinion.
JON MASARU YOKOUCHI, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, V. ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COURTS,...
State v. Trenda - 9/25/2000
On March 31, 1999, pursuant to Hawaii Rules of Penal Procedure (HRPP) Rule 11(a)(2), Defendant-Appellant Ritchie Trenda (Trenda) entered a conditional plea of no contest to the charges of failing to have a safety check, Hawaii...
State v. Sinagoga - 8/23/2000
Defendant-Appellant John E. Sinagoga (Sinagoga) appeals the circuit court's November 6, 1998 Order of Resentencing.
We affirm.
BACKGROUND
The detention of Sinagoga in this case commenced on February 12, 1993. ...
State v. Ferm - 8/23/2000
Defendant-Appellant Dennis K. Ferm (Defendant) appeals the May 12, 1998 judgment of the District Court of the First Circuit, in which the court convicted him of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor (DUI), in violation of...
State v. Ramacher - 8/14/2000
On the briefs: Simone C. Polak (Deputy Prosecuting Attorney), for the plaintiff-appellant State of Hawaii Craig T. Kimsel (Jonathan Burge & Associates), for the defendant-appellee Cory J. Ramacher
(By: Moon, C.J.,...
State v. Soares - 8/4/2000
Defendant-Appellant Clement Soares (Soares) appeals the February 12, 1999 judgment of the District Court of the Fifth Circuit convicting and sentencing him for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of Hawaii...
State v. Lyons - 7/27/2000
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
Defendant-appellant Sean Lyons appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence for one count of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor (DUI) in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS)...
State v. Dow - 6/15/2000
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
Defendant-Appellant Kelvin B. Dow (Dow) appeals the February 23, 1999 Judgment of the District Court of the First Circuit convicting and sentencing him for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating...
State v. Lopez - 6/14/2000
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
Upon carefully reviewing the record and the briefs submitted by the parties and having given due consideration to the arguments advanced and the issues raised by the parties, we hold that the district...
Robinson v. Administrative Director of the Courts - 4/19/2000
Petitioner-Appellant Noel Jay Robison (Robison) appeals from:
(1) the "Decision and Order Affirming Administrative Revocation" of his driver's license by Respondent-Appellee Administrative Director of the Courts, State of...
Keanini v. Akiba - 3/17/2000
In the second appeal before us in this unemployment insurance benefits case, Appellant Director (Director) of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) appeals from the second circuit court's October 6, 1998 order and its...
Ige v. Administrative Director of the Court - 2/23/2000
We hold that an Intoxilyzer operator's sworn declaration which stated, in essence, that a breathalyzer test for blood alcohol concentration was conducted in compliance with operator training and that the Intoxilyzer did not...
State v. Riveira - 12/29/1999
Defendant-Appellant Jonathan Riveira (Riveira) appeals the judgment of the District Court of the Third Circuit, entered May 14, 1998, convicting him of the offense of driving without no-fault insurance, in violation of Hawaii Revised...
State v. Wilson - 10/28/1999
This appeal arises from the criminal prosecution of defendant-appellee Edward Bailey Wilson, Jr. (Wilson) for, inter alia, driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor (DUI). Plaintiff-appellant State of Hawaii (the prosecution)...
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