Opinion ID: 2544453
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Heading: Motion in Limine to Exclude Evidence of the Issue Whether Drainpipes Were Common Elements

Text: The parties proceeded to trial to determine: (1) whether the County owned easements in the locations of the drainpipes; and (2) the pro rata share of the repair and maintenance costs of the pipes that the owners of the easements would be required to pay. On September 22, 1997, the Association filed a motion in limine to exclude evidence of whether the drainpipes in question were common elements of Wailea Elua property. The trial court granted the motion on October 6, 1997.
The standard of review applicable to the trial court's order granting the Association's motion in limine is an evidentiary decision based upon relevance and is therefore reviewed under the right/wrong standard. See Walsh v. Chan, 80 Hawai`i 212, 215, 908 P.2d 1198, 1201 (1995).
Again, although WRC lists the trial court's ruling on the motion in limine as a point of error, it does not argue this point in its opening brief. Accordingly, the point is waived, and we decline to address it. See Weinberg, 78 Hawai`i at 49, 890 P.2d at 286.