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land error in Hawaii

5 Hawaii opinions name it 2 courts 1898–2025 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Hawaii courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (2)

CaseFollowedCited
Hanalei, BRC Inc. v. Portergreen
hawapp · 1988 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 2010–2010
1 sentence

2010Federal case laiv “We have never employed the four-pronged plain error standard of review set forth in [U.S. v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725 [, 113 S.Ct. 1770 , 123 L.Ed.2d 508 ] (1993)].” Nichols, 111 Hawai'i at 335, 141 P.3d at 982; see also Fox, 70 Haw. at 53, 760 P.2d at 676 (“We have not endeavored to place a gloss on the rule, as other courts have, by further defining the land of error for which we would reverse under |HRPP Rule 52(b) ].”) (internal quotation marks, brackets, and citation omitted).

11
Kapuakela v. Iaeagreen
haw · 1894 · cited in 1 Hawaii opinions naming this issue, 1911–1911
1 sentence

1911“The claim of the plaintiff that she was entitled to an undivided half of this land was a claim of a legal nature and equity has no jurisdiction to determine it.” Kapuakela v. Iaea, 9 Haw. 555, 556, 557 .

11

Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Hawaii. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (4)

CaseCitedYears
Ralston v. Yim. ICA Opinion, filed 05/31/2012. green
haw · 2013
1 sentence

2025Id. at 60, 292 P.3d at 1290 .

12025–2025
United States v. Olano red
scotus · 1993
2 sentences

2010Federal case laiv “We have never employed the four-pronged plain error standard of review set forth in [U.S. v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725 [, 113 S.Ct. 1770 , 123 L.Ed.2d 508 ] (1993)].” Nichols, 111 Hawai'i at 335, 141 P.3d at 982; see also Fox, 70 Haw. at 53, 760 P.2d at 676 (“We have not endeavored to place a gloss on the rule, as other courts have, by further defining the land of error for which we would reverse under |HRPP Rule 52(b) ].”) (internal quotation marks, brackets, and citation omitted).

2010Federal case laiv “We have never employed the four-pronged plain error standard of review set forth in [U.S. v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725 [, 113 S.Ct. 1770 , 123 L.Ed.2d 508 ] (1993)].” Nichols, 111 Hawai'i at 335, 141 P.3d at 982; see also Fox, 70 Haw. at 53, 760 P.2d at 676 (“We have not endeavored to place a gloss on the rule, as other courts have, by further defining the land of error for which we would reverse under |HRPP Rule 52(b) ].”) (internal quotation marks, brackets, and citation omitted).

12010–2010
In re the Territory of Hawaii green
haw · 1920
1 sentence

1987This court found that there were facts forming a combination of circumstances which irresistibly lead to the conclusion that Kioloku had been awarded to Ane Keahokalole, namely, the facts that she was exercising dominion over this property as early as 1861; that in the partition deed of 1870 this land was set apart to Kalakaua and in 1873 the boundaries were settled upon his application with the knowledge and acquiescence of the king and the government; that from 1870 down to 1913, a period of forty-three years, the several successive governments of Hawaii recognized Kioloku as the property of

11987–1987
Nahaolelua v. Kaaahu green
haw · 1897
1 sentence

1898Nahaolelua v. Kaaahu, 10 Haw. 662 . •This apparently was the theory upon which the trial judge thought the evidence was offered, for it appears by the record that he accompanied his ruling with the remark that “the only way in which that evidence can be admitted is by bill for partition.” If the theory was that the defendant could set up a title to the buildings as distinguished from the land, then, as we have already seen, the value of the buildings was immaterial upon the question of title.

11898–1898

Where else courts name it

NC 70 (1918–2026) TX 40 (1880–2016) PA 20 (1846–2026) IL 19 (1896–2024) CA 15 (1859–2023) MO 14 (1894–2019) TN 13 (1945–2020) OH 13 (1961–2012) LA 12 (1919–2015) NY 12 (1891–2024) RI 11 (1968–2012) FL 11 (1894–2008) OK 10 (1921–2014) MA 10 (1862–2005) MS 9 (1885–2007) AL 9 (1880–2014) GA 9 (1900–1964) AR 9 (1880–2014) UT 9 (1921–2020) KS 8 (1896–2015) NJ 8 (1982–2026) IA 7 (1903–2022) MD 7 (1927–2026) WA 7 (1923–2013) MI 6 (1893–2022) OR 6 (1966–2023) IN 6 (1996–2025) WI 5 (1885–2026) HI 5 (1898–2025) ME 4 (1998–2025) VT 4 (1847–2013) MN 4 (1890–2026) WV 4 (1879–1954) CT 3 (1994–2011) NM 3 (1991–2004) AK 3 (1997–2009) NE 3 (1908–2021) KY 3 (1952–2008) VA 2 (1842–1989) ND 2 (1921–2014) DE 2 (2017–2019)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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