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