Kellberg v. Yuen.

Opinion of the Court by

RECKTENWALD, C.J.

This appeal requires us to consider the circumstances under which a court must consider ordering the joinder of unnamed parties under Rule 19 of the Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure (HRCP).

A dispute arose when the Planning Director of the County of Hawaii (Planning Director) approved the application of Michael Pruglo to consolidate and resubdivide the pre-existing lots on his 49-acre parcel of land in Ninole, Hawaii (Subject Property). Re-spondeni/plaintiff-appellant Mark C. Kell-berg, who owned land adjacent to the Subject Property, objected to the…