Hawai'i National Bank v. Cook

Opinion of the Court by

NAKAYAMA, J.

Petitioner-appellant Hawai'i National Bank [hereinafter “HNB”] applies to this court for a writ of certiorari to review the opinion of the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) in Hawai‘i Nat’l Bank v. Cook, 99 Hawai'i 334, 55 P.3d 827, (Haw.Ct.App.2000) [hereinafter, the “ICA’s opinion” or “the majority”]. The majority affirmed the circuit court’s: 1) findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order denying HNB’s motion for partial summary judgment and order granting judgment in favor of respondent-appellee Trustees Under the Will and of the Estate of Bernice…