KEKONA v. BORNEMANN

No. SCWC-29036.

349 P.3d 361 (2015)

135 Hawai`i 254

Benjamin Paul KEKONA and Tamae M. Kekona, Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Michael BORNEMANN, M.D., Respondent/Defendant-Appellant, and Paz Feng Abastillas, also known as Paz A. Richter; Robert A. Smith, personally; Robert A. Smith, Attorney at Law, a Law Corporation; Standard Management, Inc.; U.S. Bancorp Mortgage Company, an Oregon company, Respondents/Defendants.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

April 24, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred Paul Benco , Honolulu, for petitioners.

Peter Van Name Esser , Honolulu, for respondent Michael Bornemann, M.D.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., NAKAYAMA, McKENNA and POLLACK, JJ., and Circuit Judge TRADER, in place of ACOBA, J., Recused.


Since 1993, Dr. Michael Bornemann has claimed lawful ownership of a property that was fraudulently transferred to him as part of a conspiracy to prevent Benjamin and Tamae Kekona from collecting on a judgment. Three separate juries have found that Bornemann's defense was not credible and that significant punitive...

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