In Re the Estate of Damon

Opinion of the Court by

MOON, C.J.

The instant case involves the interpretation of a corpus distribution provision in a trust (the trust) created under the last will and testament of Samuel Mills Damon. Petitioner-appellant Michael E. Haig (M. Haig) and four groups of respondents-appellants [hereinafter, collectively, Appellants], specifically identified infra, appeal from the June 21, 2002 amended judgment of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, the Honorable Colleen K. Hirai presiding, entered pursuant to Hawai'i Probate Rules (HPR) Rule 34 (2003) 1 and Hawai'i Rules of Civil Procedure…