Opinion ID: 4525812
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Heading: Whether an abuse of discretion occurred

Text: A family court’s decision to grant or deny a motion for a continuance is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. Onaka v. Onaka, 112 Hawaiʻi 374, 378, 146 P.3d 89, 93 (2006). “It is well established that ‘[a]n abuse of discretion occurs if the trial court has clearly exceeded the bounds of reason or disregarded rules or principles of law or practice to the substantial detriment of a party-litigant.’” Id. (brackets in original, citation omitted). 36  FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST’S HAWAIʻI REPORTS AND THE PACIFIC REPORTER  Whether an abuse of discretion occurred is a question of law. In re B.G.D., 351 S.W.3d 131, 145 (Tex. Civ. App. 2011). Thus, an Intermediate Court of Appeals ruling that an abuse of discretion occurred is a question of law reviewed under the right/wrong standard of review.