Hawaiian Association of Seventh-Day Adventists v. Wong.

Opinion of the Court by

McKENNA, J.

I. Introduction

Hawaiian Association of Seventh-Day Adventists, a Hawai'i non-profit corporation (“SDA”), filed suit seeking, among other things, a declaration that its rental of cabins to the public is permissible under its lease agreement with the Erie A Knudsen Trust (“Lease”). Stacey T.J. Wong, as trustee of the Eric A. Knudsen Trust (“Wong”), counterclaimed for termination of the Lease and other remedies. The circuit court, inter alia, granted summary judgment in favor of Wong on SDA’s claim regarding cabin rentals, but granted summary judgment in favor…