Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Ka'iama
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Opinion
Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX 11-JAN-2023 08:26 AM SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX Dkt. 57 OGP IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,
vs.
DEXTER K. KAʻIAMA, (Bar No. 4249), Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (ODC Case No. 18-0339)
ORDER GRANTING PETITION (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.)
Upon review of the December 29, 2022 submission by
Respondent Dexter K. Kaʻiama, the exhibits attached thereto, the
January 4, 2023 submission from the Office of Disciplinary
Counsel, and the record in this matter, we find that Respondent
Kaʻiama, in his most recent submission, has informed this court
that he will not participate in the investigations by the Office
of Disciplinary Counsel into allegations of misconduct brought
against him, and that he will not comply with this court’s
December 19, 2022 order to show cause with regard to the pending
petition, filed October 20, 2022, to suspend him immediately from
the practice of law, pursuant to Rule 2.12A of the Rules of the
Supreme Court of the State of Hawaiʻi (RSCH). We further find that Respondent Kaʻiama has failed to cooperate with ODC’s
investigations, including, inter alia, by his failure to honor a
valid October 6, 2022 subpoena issued against him in those
investigations, pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.12. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the October 20, 2022 petition
is granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the law license of
Respondent Kaʻiama is suspended, effective upon entry of this
order, pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.12A(b), until further order of
this court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order imposing
suspension upon Respondent Kaʻiama shall constitute a suspension
for purposes of RSCH Rule 2.16. The Disciplinary Board of the
Hawaiʻi Supreme Court and Respondent Kaʻiama shall therefore
comply with the relevant requirements of that Rule.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk of the court,
pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.16(f), shall promptly transmit by
electronic means a copy of this order to all judges of the State
of Hawaiʻi.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, January 11, 2023.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
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