PETRAN v. ALLENCASTRE

No. 21787.

985 P.2d 1112 (1999)

91 Hawai`i 545

Jolenta Allencastre PETRAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arnold ALLENCASTRE; Cynthia Allencastre; Stephen P. Allencastre, Defendants-Appellees, Dennis L. Kaluna; Goldie L. Naone, Defendants-Appellants, Hoa; Huluole; Ihu, Kaihe; Kaikala; Kalawaia; Kanoa; Kaulahea; Kawaa; Kawaha; Keonepahu; P. Nui; Palaualelo; Alexa Santos; Alfred Santos; Herbert Santos; Thomas Santos; John Santos; Lawrence Santos; Edwin Santos; Louis Santos; Lionel Santos; Mary Cleveland; Kekee (W), aka Keekee (W); Kaaie (W); Kuewa (K); Henry Wilcomb Cleveland; Manuel D. Amaral, aka Manoel De Amaral, aka Manoel Amaral; Maria De Amaral; Innocencia Da Motta; Bertram Santos Bras; Puhiki (W); Manoel Coito Boteilho; Antone Freitas; William K. Hardey; Bessie G. Hardey; C. Copp, aka Charles Copp; John Da Costa, aka Joao Da Costa, aka Joao De Costa, aka John De Costa; D.W. Mahiole (W); Kahuhu (W), aka Kahuhu Baker; Luukia (W), aka Luukia Kalawaia; Ben Franco; M. Hao Kekapai (K); Takaichi Miyamoto; Kaleionehu (W); Kahuki; Jose Antone, aka Jose Antone Rodrigues, aka Joe Antone; Manuel Antonio Rodrigues, Jose Antonio Rodrigues, Jr.; Frank Antonio Rodrigues; Joao Antonio Rodrigues; Louis Antonio Rodrigues; Maria Rodrigues Santos; Christorina Rodrigues; Antonio Rodrigues; Domingo Antonio Rodrigues; Esabella Rodrigues; Joaquina Rodrigues; Sabina Antonia Rodrigues; Verginia Rodrigues; Samuel Antonio Rodrigues; Frank G. Decosta Vasconcellos; Kalaaunui (K); Antonio Costa Vasconcellos, aka Antone De Costa Vasconcellos, aka Antone Da Costa, aka Antone De Costa; Michael Costa Vasconcellos; Manuel Freitas; Frederick M. Mattson, Patrick P. Mattson; Manuel Coelho; Helen Coelho, aka Helen Kahaleanu Coelho, aka Helen Coelho Kaipo; Malaea (W), aka Mariah Mahiai, aka Mariah Brown, aka Maraea Brown, Kaleiohanu (W); Lillian M. Ah Yat, Hilda M. Rogers, John A. Mattson; Joseph Santos; Michael Santos; Helen Harriet Santos; Margaret Santos; Margaret K. Hardey; Laara Albrett, aka Lorna A.K. Bright; William Groves Hardey, as Trustee of the William Groves Hardey Trust; Rowena B. Hardey, as Trustee of the Rowena B. Hardey Trust; Katherine K. Perry; Mary K. Cunningham; Kuhea Kealoha; Herbert N. Pratt; Vanda Hanakahi; Charles K. Ahlo; Leonard M. Kahuhu; Edna Ellis; Gertrude Namauu; Andrew Hatchie, Sr.; Gordon M. Fernandez; Louisa K. Makaiwi; Charles Pila; Georgina K. Shito; Mahealani Ventura; Momilani Ventura; Doreen Kaluna; George K. Namauu, Jr.; Mele Namauu; Harrideen K. Ambrose; Glenn Ducosin; Lana Ducosin; Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and also the following owners and occupants of adjoining lands as shown on tax maps: Randy A. Ducosin; Deborah Ann Ducosin; Joseph E. Lopes and Mabel R. Lopes, Trustees under the recorded Revocable Living Trust Agreement of Joseph E. Lopes and Mabel R. Lopes dated July 14, 1995; Arnold Allencastre, Jr.; Sharleen Allencastre; Kenneth F. Brittain; William H.P. Davisson, Jr.; Richard Edgar Olaf Olson, Trustee under that certain trust agreement known as the Richard Edgar Olaf Olson Revocable Living Trust dated December 18, 1991, and Leslie Eileen Olson, Trustee under that certain trust agreement known as the Leslie Eileen Olson Revocable Living Trust dated December 18, 1991; Arelai M.C.J. Arian; Catherine H. Hiu; Jay E. Bass, Trustee under Declaration of Trust dated May 2, 1991; Mary M. Evanson; A & B Properties, Inc.; A & B—Hawaii, Inc.; Keith B. Sakamoto; Charlene Sakamoto; County of Maui; State of Hawaii; and all Heirs, Devisees or Assigns of persons named above who are deceased, or persons holding under said Heirs, Devisees or Assigns, and spouses, successors, personal representatives, executors, administrators or trustees of persons named above who are deceased; Does 9 through 100; and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, line or interests in the subject real property; and To All Whom It May Concern, Defendants.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai`i.

As Amended September 1, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis L. Kaluna and Goldie L. Naone, on the briefs, defendants-appellants pro se.

David M. Jorgensen and Paul L. Horikawa (Ing, Horikawa & Kuwada) on the briefs, Wailuku, for plaintiff-appellee.

Debra K. Wright (Wright & Kirschbraun) on the briefs, for defendant-appellee Stephen P. Allencastre.

BURNS, C.J., WATANABE, and ACOBA, JJ.


Opinion of the Court by ACOBA, J.

We hold that publicly recorded conveyances evidencing the existence of a cotenancy in land may render a cotenant's belief that he or she had no reason to suspect the cotenancy's existence not objectively reasonable under the rule set forth in City and County of Honolulu v. Bennett, 57 Haw. 195, 552 P.2d 1380 (1976). Plaintiff-Appellee Jolenta Allencastre Petran (Plaintiff) maintained that as...

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