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TRUST ESTATE OF DWIGHT v. KEOLANUI

No. 17950.

909 P.2d 561 (1995)

80 Hawai`i 233

In the Matter of the TRUST ESTATE OF Samuel Castle DWIGHT, Deceased. FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Christie E. KEOLANUI, Harriet Oana, Beverly P. Kinimaka, Elizabeth K. Wade, Christian P. Ellis, Jr., and Dwight M. Ellis, Respondents-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

As Amended December 27, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott A. Makuakane of Beck & Taylor, on the briefs, Honolulu, for respondents-appellants.

James H. Wright (Randall M.L. Yee and Lori M. Ohinata with him on the briefs), Honolulu, for Frances R. Spencer, Helen A. Ramirez and Samuel J. Dwight, respondents-appellees.

Anthony B. Craven of Rush Moore Craven Sutto Morry & Beh, Honolulu, attorney of record for petitioner-appellee, no brief filed.

Before MOON, C.J., and KLEIN, LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA and RAMIL, JJ.

RAMIL, Justice.

In this appeal, we are called upon to interpret a provision in the last will and testament of Samuel Castle Dwight, deceased (Settlor). The provision in question concerns the distribution of the trust corpus upon its termination.

Specifically, Respondents-Appellants Christine E. Keolanui, Harriet Oana, Beverly P. Kinimaka, Elizabeth K. Wade, Christian P. Ellis, Jr., and Dwight M. Ellis (collectively Appellants) appeal the portion of the Order...

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