Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

19-OCT-2018

03:11 PM

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU; COUNTY OF HAWAI#I;

COUNTY OF MAUI; COUNTY OF KAUA#I, Petitioners,

vs.

STATE OF HAWAI#I; SCOTT T. NAGO, in his capacity as Chief Election Officer; RONALD D. KOUCHI, in his capacity as President of the Hawai#i Senate; SCOTT K. SAIKI, in his

capacity as Speaker of the Hawai#i House, Respondents.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

(CIVIL NO. 18-1-1326-08)

ORDER DISMISSING RESPONDENTS RONALD D. KOUCHI AND

SCOTT K. SAIKI, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

On October 11, 2018, respondents filed their answer to the petition for extraordinary writ seeking pre-election relief in which respondents argue, among other things, that Ronald D. Kouchi, in his capacity as President of the Hawai#i Senate, and Scott K. Saiki, in his capacity as Speaker of the Hawai#i House of Representatives, should be dismissed from this original proceeding. Upon consideration of this argument and the representations made during the October 18, 2018 oral argument,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that respondents Ronald D. Kouchi, in his capacity as President of the Hawai#i Senate, and Scott K. Saiki, in his capacity as Speaker of the Hawai#i House of Representatives are dismissed from this original proceeding.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, October 19, 2018.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson

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