Hofelich v. State

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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-23-0000106 10-JUL-2023 10:08 AM Dkt. 9 ODSAC SCWC-23-0000106 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I HOWARD HOFELICH, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, and SOUTH PACIFIC SCUBA TOURS, INC., a Hawai i corporation since 1993, Intervenor-Appellant, vs. STATE OF HAWAI I, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS and DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES; DENNIS A. KRUEGER, ESQ.; ASHFORD & WRISTON, LLP; DAVID B.M. KAAPU, ESQ.; STEPHEN D. WHITTAKER, ESQ.; CARL VINCENTI; JUNG & VASSAR, P.C., A LAW CORPORATION; RONALD IBARRA; UNITED STATES COAST GUARD VESSEL DOCUMENTATION CENTER (USCGVDC); and DAVID H. LAWTON, ESQ., Respondents/Defendants-Appellees. CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-23-0000106; CIVIL NO. 3CCV-21-0000297) ORDER DISMISSING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna and Eddins, JJ., and Judge Kawano and Judge Hamman, assigned by reason of vacancies) The application for writ of certiorari, filed on June 15, 2023, by petitioner/plaintiff-appellant Howard Hofelich is hereby dismissed. Dated: Honolulu, Hawai i, July 10, 2023. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Kelsey T. Kawano /s/ Kirstin M. Hamman 2

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