In Re the Guardianship of Carlsmith

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

We hold, in this appeal by Respondents-Appellants Edith M. Carlsmith (Edith) and Carl Duane Carlsmith (Duane) [collectively Respondents], from the September 26, 2005 order granting in part and denying in part the motion of Petitioner-Appellee Cynthia Carlsmith-Crespi (Cynthia) for attorney’s fees and sanctions (order) of the family court of the first circuit (the court) 1 , and its September 26, 2005 judgment (judgment), which (a) sanctioned Edith to pay attorneys fees and expenses for failure to make discovery 2 pursuant to Hawai'i Family Court Rules (HFCR)…