Echineque v. State

NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX 04-FEB-2026 08:11 AM Dkt. 3 ODSLJ NO. CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

ARWIN R. ECHINEQUE, Petitioner, v. STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent.

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT (CASE NOS. 1CC121003182; 1PC061001633)

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL FOR LACK OF APPELLATE JURISDICTION (By: Leonard, Presiding Judge, Hiraoka and McCullen, JJ.)

Upon consideration of self-represented Petitioner Arwin R. Echineque's complaint filed December 29, 2016, in CAOT- XX-XXXXXXX, the papers in support, and the record and files herein, it appears as follows: (1) Echineque identifies Civil No. 12-1-3182 (1CC121003182) and Criminal No. 06-1-1633 (1PC061001633) as underlying cases; (2) Echineque asserts he suffered weight-lifting injuries while imprisoned for a 2007 conviction for Assault in the Second Degree and Terroristic Threatening in the Second Degree in Criminal No. 06-1-1633; (3) Echineque seeks one million dollars in damages; (4) To the extent Echineque seeks to initiate a civil claim, this court lacks original jurisdiction to hear his claims, see Hawai#i Revised Statutes 602- (2016); and NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER (5) To the extent Echineque seeks an appeal from a decision in Civil No. 12-1-3182 or Criminal No. 06-1-1633, the "complaint" cannot be construed, even liberally, as appealing from any particular order or judgment entered in either case.

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the appellate clerk shall mail a copy of this order to Craig Iha, Deputy Attorney General, Supervisor, Public Safety, 425 Queen Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, February 4, 2026.

/s/ Katherine G. Leonard Presiding Judge /s/ Keith K. Hiraoka Associate Judge /s/ Sonja M.P. McCullen Associate Judge