Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPR-XX-XXXXXXX 10-DEC-2020 12:18 PM Dkt. 6 OGP

SCPR-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

IN RE M. VERDINE KONG, Petitioner.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO RESIGN AND SURRENDER LICENSE (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, and Wilson, JJ., and Intermediate Court of Appeals Chief Judge Ginoza, assigned by reason of vacancy) Upon consideration of the petition to resign and surrender license to practice law in the State of Hawai#i, filed by attorney M. Verdine S.O. Kong, pursuant to Rule 1.10 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai#i (RSCH), and the affidavits submitted in support thereof, we conclude that Petitioner Kong has fully complied with the requirements of RSCH Rule 1.10. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition is granted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to RSCH Rule 1.10(g), that the Petitioner shall comply with the notice, affidavit, and record requirements of RSCH Rules 2.16(a), (b), (d), and (g).

IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the Clerk shall remove the name of Petitioner Kong, attorney number 3979, from the roll of attorneys of the State of Hawai#i, effective with the filing of this order.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, December 10, 2020.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Michael D. Wilson /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza