Owens v. Owens

*294Opinion of the Court by

WATANABE, J.

In this appeal stemming from a divorce proceeding, Defendant-Appellant Charles E. Owens (Charles) challenges: (1) a post-decree order granting Plaintiff-Appellee Chris-tene E. Owens, now known as Christene Aaron Yazawa (Christene), $24,697.84 in attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to Hawai'i Family Court Rules (HFCR) Rule 68; and (2) an order denying Charles’s motion for reconsideration of the foregoing order. We vacate both orders and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

BACKGROUND

On October 5, 1995, a decree (Divorce Decree) was…