State v. Hau Phan

SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER

Defendant-Appellant Hau Phan, also known as Hau Pham (Phan) appeals from the Judgment Conviction and Sentence (Judgment) entered by the Family Court of the Second Circuit (family court)1 on June 15, 2017. Plaintiff-Appellee State of Hawai'i (State) charged Phan with Abuse of Family or Household Member, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 709-906 (Supp. 2016),2 for an incident that occurred on August 11, 2016. After a jury trial, Phan was found guilty as charged.

On appeal, Phan argues the family court erred by: (1) failing to obtain a knowing, intelligent,…