6 . There may be circumstances in which equitable considerations would require a different application of payments in absence of direction by either the debtor or the creditor. Id. n. 11 (citations omitted); Restatement (Second) of Contracts § 260(2)[.] Dissenting Opinion of ACOBA, J. I respectfully dissent. Although I rely on grounds different from those relied on by the first circuit court (the circuit court), I believe the circuit court properly ruled that payments by Third-Party Defendant Choong Gill Lee (Choong) must be applied to the 1992 child support arrearages owed Plaintiff-Appellant Lorrin D. Lee (Lorrin). This court may affirm summary judgment based on grounds different from the circuit court. GGS Co., Ltd. v. Masuda, 82 Hawai'i 96, 101, 919 P.2d 1008, 1013 (App.1996) (<HOLDING>). I. First, I favor the application of
recognizing that this court may affirm on any ground supported by the record even if it differs from the reasoning of the district court recognizing that the court of appeals can affirm a grant on summary judgment on any basis made apparent by the record holding that the trial court may not grant summary judgment on a ground not raised in the motion recognizing that this court may affirm summary judgment on grounds other than those relied upon by the motion justice holding that this court may affirm a grant of summary judgment on any ground appearing in the record regardless of whether the circuit court relied on it