Hawaiian Properties, Ltd. v. Tauala

Opinion of the Court by

LEONARD, J.

Defendant-Appellant Regina Tauala (Tauala) appeals pro se from the Judgment for Possession (Judgment) and Writ of Possession (Writ), both filed on November 17, 2008 in the District Court of the First Circuit, Honolulu Division (District Court). 1 The District Court ordered that Plaintiff-Appellee Hawaiian Properties, Ltd. (HPL) was entitled to possession of the premises occupied by Tauala and issued a writ of possession against Tauala.

The threshold issue in this appeal is whether, as Tauala contends, the District Court erred in denying her Motion to Dismiss…