Hofelich v. State

Opinion

Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX

14-JUL-2025

08:41 AM

Dkt. 13 ODSAC

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

HOWARD HOFELICH,

Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant,

vs.

STATE OF HAWAIʻI DCCA and DLNR; DENNIS KRUEGER, ESQ.;

ASHFORD & WRISTON LAW CORPORATION; DAVID KAAPU, ESQ.;

STEPHEN WITTAKER, ESQ.; CARL VINCENTI; JUNG & VASSAR LAW CORPORATION; RONALD IBARRA; UNITED STATES COAST GUARD VESSEL DOCUMENTATION CENTER (USCGVDC); DAVID LAWTON, ESQ., Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE. NO. 3CCV-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DISMISSING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ.)

It appearing that the judgment on appeal in the above-

referenced matter not having been filed by the Intermediate Court of Appeals at the time the application for writ of certiorari was filed, see Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes § 602-59(a) (2017); see also Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) Rule 36(b)(1) (2016),

It is hereby ordered that Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant’s application for writ of certiorari, filed July 11, 2025, is dismissed without prejudice to re-filing the application pursuant to HRAP Rule 40.1(a) (2023) (“The application shall be filed within thirty days after the filing of the intermediate court of appeals’ judgment on appeal or dismissal order, unless the time for filing the application is extended in accordance with this rule.”).

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, July 14, 2025.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens