Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCOT-12-0000678

08-AUG-2012

11:15 AM

NO. SCOT-12-0000678

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

ARWIN R. ECHINEQUE, Petitioner,

vs.

STATE OF HAWAI'I, Respondent.

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, 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, August 8, 2012.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack