Summary
The Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s order enforcing a mediated settlement agreement and dismissing the case with prejudice. The court rejected arguments that defendants were subject to default judgment and that the appellant’s due process rights were violated by counsel’s appearance or by a hearing-date change. The court also denied a motion for retention of oral argument.
Court
Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawaiʻi
Jurisdiction
Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawaiʻi
Decision date
December 19, 2025
Docket number
CAAP-23-0000529
Disposition
affirmed
Questions Presented
- Whether the district court erred by failing to enter a default judgment against Associa and the other defendants.
- Whether Edayan's due process rights were violated because she was not separately notified that counsel would appear for Associa at a hearing or that a later hearing had been scheduled for February 21, 2023.
Holdings
- Default judgment was not warranted because the record showed that attorney Melanie Oyama appeared by Zoom on behalf of the defendants on the date specified in the summons.
- Edayan's due process rights were not violated because the record showed that the defendants appeared as required and that Edayan was present when the court ordered the February 21, 2023 pretrial conference.
Court Document
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