Important Documents

2022-01-12 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Letter

2022-01-12 Defendants' Status Conference Letter

2021-12-30 Discovery Order

2021-12-28 Defendants' Status Conference Statement

2021-12-27 Claimants' Status Conference Statement

2021-12-06 Defs' Letter Brief re Discovery

2021-12-06 Plntfs' Letter Brief re Discovery

2021-11-22 Court Minutes

2021-11-19 Plntfs' Status Conference Statement

2021-11-19 Defs' Status Conference Letter

2021-11-04 Claimants Submission of claim forms, Exhibits 1-6

2021-11-04 Claimants Submission of Disputed NHQ claims

2021-10-06 Defs' Status Conference Statement

2021-10-06 Plntfs' Status Conference Statement

2018-07-25 Plaintiffs' Opening Brief in Intermediate Court of Appeals

2018-10-04 Defendants' Answering Brief

2018-12-28 Plaintiffs' Reply Brief

2018-07-25 Defendants' Opening Brief in Intermediate Court of Appeals

2018-10-04 Plaintiffs' Answering Brief

2018-10-04 Defendants' Reply Brief

2018-04-16 State's Jurisdictional Statement

2018-04-14 Plaintiffs' Statement of Jurisdiction

2018-02-19 Notice of Cross Appeal

2018-02-19 Civil Appeals Docketing Statement

2018-02-06 State Civil Appeals Docketing Statement

 2018-02-06 State Notice of Appeal

 2018-01-09 HRCP Rule 54(b) Final Judgement as to the Claims of the Waiting List Subclass

2017-11-06 Order Disposing of Plaintiffs' Motion for Entry of Final Judgment for Waiting List Damages Subclass

2017-10-30 Order Granting & Denying in Part Plaintiffs' Motion for Sanctions & to Adopt Method for Calculating Damages in Cases Where Defendants Have Lost Application & Award Files

2017-07-26 Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion to Establish Claims Administration Process to Resolve All Claims

2017-07-26 Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion to Establish Class List & Waiting List Subclass List

2017-07-26 Order Granting & Denying in Part Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment to Compute the Amount of Damages for Waiting List Subclass Oahu Residential Group A

2017-07-10 Plaintiffs' Supplemental Memorandum in Support of Motions for Sanctions & to Adopt Method for Calculating Damages in Cases Where Defendants Have lost Applications & Award Files

2017-06-19 Order Granting & Denying in Part Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Native Hawaiian Blood Quantum for Waiting List Subclass Members

2017-06-19 Order Granting & Denying in Part State Defendants' Cross Motion Regarding Native Hawaiian Blood Quantum for Waiting List Damages Subclass Members

2017-06-19 Order Denying State Defendants' Motion for Order Requiring Substitution for Deceased Class Members

2017-06-19 Order Granting & Denying in Part State Defendants' Motion for Discovery of Waiting list Damages for Subclass Members

2017-06-16 Order Granting & Denying in Part State Defendants' Cross Motion Regarding Proof of Out of Pocket Loss

2017-06-15 Order Denying Plaintiffs' Motion re Out of Pocket Loss

2017-06-15 Order Granting & Denying in Part Plaintiffs' Motion re Damages for Transfer Succession or Death

2017-06-15 Order Denying State Defendants' Cross-Motion re Inter-Island Transfer

2017-06-15 Order Granting & Denying in Part Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary of Judgement for Inter-Island Transfers

2017-06-15 Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion to Set Commencement Date for Damages

2017-06-15 Order Denying State Defendants' Motion for Adoption of Rules re Damages

2017-05-08 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for May 8, 2017

2017-04-17 Court Minute Order Regarding Plaintiffs' Motion for Agricultural and Pastoral Damages

2017-04-17 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for April 17, 2017

2017-03-07 Court Minute Order Regarding Plaintiffs' Motion For Sanctions

2017-02-17 Court Minutes Order Regarding Claim Forms

2017-02-17 State Defendants Status Conference Statement for February 17, 2017

2017-01-26 Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants Supplemental Memorandum Regarding Entry of Judgement and Claims Administration

2017-01-23 State Defendants Supplemental Memorandum in opposition to 1: Plaintiffs' Motion for Entry of Judgement and to Establish Claims Administration Process

 2017-01-23 Plaintiffs' Supplemental Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Entry of Judgement for Waiting List Damages Sub- classes 2-9, Filed November 9, 2016

 2017-01-23 Plaintiffs' Supplemental Memorandum in Support of Motion to Establish Claims Administration Process to Resolve All Claims

 2017-01-09 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for January 9, 2017

 2016-12-02 Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Opp to Defs Motion for Additional Time to Produce DHHL Files

 2016-11-09  Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Opp to Defs Supp Memo in Opp to Plaintiffs' Motion for Entry of Judgment for Waiting List Damages Subclass and to Decertify Subclasses

 2016-10-17  Minute Order Regarding September 2, 2016 Motion Hearing

 2016-10-16 Minute Order Deciding September 2,2016 Motion

 2016-09-02 State Defendants' Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Sanctions and to Adopt Methods for Calculating Damages in Cases Where Defendants Have Lost Application and Award Files Filed June 29, 2016 

2016-09-02 Transcripts of Proceedings for September 2, 2016

2016-08-30 Plaintiffs' Reply Regarding Sanctions and Methods for Calculating Damages for Lost Files

2016-08-26 State Defendants' Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion Regarding Sanctions and Lost Files

2016-08-22 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for August 22, 2016

2016-08-08 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for August 8, 2016

2016-07-01 Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude Proof of Individual Out of Pocket Loss In The Claims Administration Process As Judge Hifo Found And Concluded As a Matter of Law That All Waiting List Subclass Members Had Actual Out of Pocket Expense

2016-07-01 Plaintiffs' Motion to Establish Class List, Waiting list, and Subclass List

2016-07-25 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for July 25, 2016

2016-07-11 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for July 11, 2016

2016-06-30 Plaintiff's Motion to Adopt the "Best" Fit Damage Method Computed by Defendants' Expert James E. Hallstrom, Jr.

2016-06-30 Plaintiffs' Motion to Set Commencement Date of Homestead Leases for Unimproved or Un-subdivided Lots at Final Subdivision Approval

2016-06-29 Plaintiffs Motion For Sanctions and Adopt Method for Calculating Damages

2016-06-22 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for June 22, 2016

2016-06-13 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for June 13, 2016

2016-06-06 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for June 6, 2016

2016-06-06 Motion for Summery Judgement re Method for Determining DMGs Rules for Interisland Application

2016-06-02 Motion for partial Summary Judgement on Native Hawaiian Blood Quantum for Waiting List Subclass Members Who's Applications Were Accepted by DHHL

 2016-05-16 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for May 16, 2016

 2016-05-02 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for May 2, 2016

 2016-04-04 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for April 4, 2016

 2016-02-29 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for February 29, 2016

 2016-02-16 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for February 16,2016

2015-11-02 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for November 2, 2015

 2015-10-22 Stipulation re Protocols Governing Discovery Master

 2015-10-19 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for October 19, 2015

 2015-09-18 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for September 18, 2015

 2015-09-16 Plaintiffs' Reply Memorandum in Support of Motion to Establish Valuation Method for Neighbor Island Residential, Pastoral and Agricultural Awards

 2015-09-14 Defendants' Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Establish Valuation Method for Neighbor Island Residential, Pastoral and Agricultural Awards

 2015-09-08 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for September 08, 2015

 2015-08-27 Plaintiffs' Motion to Establish Class List

 2015-08-24 Plaintiffs' Conference Statement for August 24, 2015

 2015-08-10 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for August 10, 2015

 2015-07-20 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for July 20, 2015

 2015-06-30 Transcript of Judge Crandall Ruling for June 30, 2015 Hearing

 2015-06-15  Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for June 15, 2015

 2015-06-05 Reply Memo in Support of MSJ to Compute the Amount of Damage for Waiting List

 2015-06-01 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for June 1,2015

 2015-05-08 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for May 11, 2015

 2015-05-05 Defendants Opposition to MSJ Group A Damage- NO EXHIBITS 

 2015-04-20 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for April 20, 2015

 2015-03-16 Plaintiffs' Supplemental Status Conference Statement for March 16, 2015

 2015-02-06 Order Denying Motion to Clarify Financial Qualification and Deferred Status Orders

 2015-02-03 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for Feb 2, 2015 

 2015-01-20 Order Granting Plaintiffs Motion to Seal Confidential Documents

 2015-01-20 Order in Part Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Trial Plan to Measure Oahu Damages 

 2015-01-20 Plaintiffs' MSJ to Compute the Amount of Damage For Waiting List

 2015-01-06 Order Denying States Motion to Limit Waiting Class Claims

 2014-12-12 Plaintiffs' Status Conference Statement for Dec 15, 2014

 2014-11-07 Plaintiffs’ Status Conference Statement for November 10, 2014

 2014-10-07  Trial Order

 2014-08-22 State Defendants’ Motion to Confirm that Damages for Waiting May Only be Awarded to Persons Who Submitted Waiting Claims to the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust Individual Claims Review Panel

 2014-08-14 Plaintiffs’ Status Conference Statement for August 18, 2014

 2014-07-07  Plaintiffs’ Motion to Adopt Damages Trial Plan for Resolution of Oahu Waiting List Subclass Damages Claims and for Appointment of Discovery Master and Special Master

 2013-11-18 Plaintiffs’ Closing Argument

 2013-11-18  State Defendants’ Post-Trial Memorandum

 2013-10-11 Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Certification of Damages Class

 2013-02-14 Order Granting in Part Plaintiffs's Motion for Damage Model

 2013-01-07 Plaintiffs' Motion for Certification of Damages Class, Appointment of Special Master and Claims Administrator and for Payment of Special Master, Claims Administrator and Related Costs

 2012-05-22 Notice of Right to Opt-Out of Waiting List Damages Model Subclass

 2012-02-10 Defendants' Motion for Adoption of Specific Rules to Govern Computation of Damages (Part 2); Exhibits A-C; Exhibits D-L 

 2012-02-10 Defendants' Motion for Adoption of Specific Rules to Govern Computation of Damages (Part 1); Exhibits

 2012-02-10 Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial summary Judgment that "Deferred Status" Imposed by DHHL is Not a Bar to Damages in This Case…; Exhibits 

 2012-02-10 Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Financial Qualification Requirements Imposed on Beneficiaries Seeking Homestead Awards; Exhibits

 2012-02-10 Plaintiffs' Motion to Direct Notice to Waiting List Subclass and Right to Opt-Out Before Court's Decision on Damages Model; Exhibit 1; Exhibit 2

 2011-08-05 Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Second Motion to Determine What Model Should be Used to Establish the Amount of Damage Class Members Suffered as a Result of the Breaches Committed by Defendants

 2011-08-05 Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants' Second Round Motion for the Court to Adopt Defendants Model for Determining the Actual Damages, If Any, Suffered by Each Subclass Member of as a Result of Breaches [filed July 22, 2011]

 2011-07-22 Defendants' Second Round Motion for the Court to Adopt Defendants' Model for Determining the Actual Damages, If Any, Suffered by Each Subclass Member as a Result of Breaches

 2011-07-22 Plaintiffs' Second Motion to Determine What Model Should Be Used to Establish the Amount of Damage Class Members Suffered as a Result of the Breaches Committed by Defendants

 2011-06-20 Order Denying Plaintiffs and Defendants' Damages Models

 2011-06-06  Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion to Recertify Waiting List Subclass

 2011-04-14 Transcript - Hearing to determine damages model

 2010-03-24 Plaintiffs' Proposed Case Management Plan to Adjudicate Damages for Waiting List Subclass

 2010-03-24 Plaintiffs' Motion to Re-certify Waiting List Subclass to Include the Amount of Damage

 2009-11-24 Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion to Amend Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification on Liability for Subclass 1 to 4 and 6 to Include Causation and the Fact of Damage and to Conform Evidence to Proof

 2009-11-19 Order Denying Defendants' Interlocutory Appeal and Stay

 2009-11-03 Decision regarding liability and legal causation following trial

 2007-06-01 Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification on Liability for Subclass 1 Through 4 and 6 Filed March 20, 2007

 2007-05-21 State Defendants' Answer to Second Amended Complaint  

 2007-05-09  Second Amended Complaint

 2006-06-30 Opinion of the Hawai‘i Supreme Court

 2000-08-29   Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification on Count I