Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCOT-12-0000678

06-SEP-2012

02:55 PM

NO. SCOT-12-0000678

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

ARWIN R. ECHINEQUE, Plaintiff,

vs.

STATE OF HAWAI'I, Defendant.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

ORDER (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ.)

Upon review of the complaint filed in the supreme court by plaintiff Arwin R. Echineque on August 20, 2012, it appears that we lack jurisdiction to consider the complaint. See HRS § 602-5 (Supp. 2011). Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the complaint is dismissed.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, September 6, 2012.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack