Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCEC-XX-XXXXXXX 24-JAN-2023 09:14 AM Dkt. 3 ORD

SCEC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I

IN THE MATTER OF ALOHALANI HOPE CERMELJ

ORIGINAL PROCEDDING ORDER (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.)

Upon consideration of the January 17, 2023 submission from Alohalani Hope Cermelj, which we construe as an election challenge, submitted pursuant to HRS § 11-174.5 (Supp. 2021), regarding a special election involving the Office of Hawaiian Affairs held on November 8, 2022, we note that HRS § 11-174.5(a) sets a deadline to submit such challenges, of the twentieth day following the election being challenged, and find that, in this instance, the deadline for submitting this challenge was November 28, 2022. Therefore, It is ordered that the challenge is dismissed as untimely.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, January 24, 2023.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Michael D. Wilson /s/ Todd W. Eddins