Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Hayashi
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Opinion
Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPR-XX-XXXXXXX 19-DEC-2025 02:40 PM Dkt. 11 OGP
SCPR-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,
vs.
DERWIN HAYASHI (Bar No. 3198), Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (ODC Case No. 22-0049)
ORDER ALLOWING RESIGNATION IN LIEU OF DISCIPLINE (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Intermediate Court of Appeals Associate Judge Guidry, assigned by reason of vacancy)
Upon consideration of the November 4, 2025 petition
filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC), with the
approval of the Disciplinary Board of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court
(Disciplinary Board), for an order granting Respondent Derwin
Hayashi’s request to resign from the practice of law in lieu of
discipline pursuant to Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaiʻi (RSCH) Rule 2.14; ODC’s December 15, 2025 supplement
to the petition; and the record, it appears that the petition is
supported by Respondent Hayashi’s affidavit, which along with
the record in this matter meets the requirements of RSCH Rule
2.14(a).
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition is
granted, as follows:
1. Respondent Derwin Hayashi’s request to resign in
lieu of discipline is granted, effective thirty (30) days from
the date of this order, pursuant to RSCH Rules 2.14(d) and
2.16(c).
2. Upon the effective date of this order, the Clerk
of this court shall remove the name of Respondent Derwin
Hayashi, attorney number 3198, from the roll of attorneys
licensed to practice law in this jurisdiction.
3. Within thirty (30) days from the date of this
order, Respondent Hayashi shall submit to the Clerk the original
certificate evidencing his license to practice law in this
jurisdiction or an affidavit establishing good cause for his
failure to do so.
4. Respondent Hayashi shall comply with the
requirements of RSCH Rule 2.16 governing disbarred attorneys,
2 and the Disciplinary Board shall provide notice of the
disbarment as required by RSCH Rules 2.16(e) and 2.16(f).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent Hayashi shall
bear the costs of these proceedings upon the timely submission
by ODC of a verified bill of costs, as authorized by RSCH Rule
2.3(c).
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, December 19, 2025.
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza
/s/ Vladimir P. Devens
/s/ Kimberly T. Guidry
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