State v. Guyton.

Opinion of the Court by

POLLACK, J.

This case presents the question of whether the phrase “residence, including yard and garage” in an injunction order encompasses the outer area of the protected person’s 1,000-acre property, far removed from the vicinity of the person’s home. We hold that it does not.

I.BACKGROUND

A. The Injunction Order and the Alleged Violation

John Varel owns, and lives with his wife on a one-thousand-aere property in Waihe'e, Maui County. On September 14, 2009, the District Court of the Second Circuit (district court) 1 granted a petition for injunction against harassment…