Echineque v. State

NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed
Intermediate Court of Appeals
CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX
04-FEB-2026
08:11 AM
Dkt. 3 ODSLJ
NO. CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

ARWIN R. ECHINEQUE, Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent.

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
(CASE NOS. 1CC121003182; 1PC061001633)

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL FOR LACK OF APPELLATE JURISDICTION
(By: Leonard, Presiding Judge, Hiraoka and McCullen, JJ.)

Upon consideration of self-represented Petitioner
Arwin R. Echineque's complaint filed December 29, 2016, in CAOT-
XX-XXXXXXX, the papers in support, and the record and files
herein, it appears as follows:
(1) Echineque identifies Civil No. 12-1-3182
(1CC121003182) and Criminal No. 06-1-1633
(1PC061001633) as underlying cases;
(2) Echineque asserts he suffered weight-lifting
injuries while imprisoned for a 2007 conviction
for Assault in the Second Degree and Terroristic
Threatening in the Second Degree in Criminal No.
06-1-1633;
(3) Echineque seeks one million dollars in damages;
(4) To the extent Echineque seeks to initiate a civil
claim, this court lacks original jurisdiction to
hear his claims, see Hawai#i Revised Statutes 602-
57 (2016); and
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(5) To the extent Echineque seeks an appeal from a
decision in Civil No. 12-1-3182 or Criminal
No. 06-1-1633, the "complaint" cannot be
construed, even liberally, as appealing from any
particular order or judgment entered in either
case.
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that CAOT-XX-XXXXXXX is
dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the appellate clerk shall
mail a copy of this order to Craig Iha, Deputy Attorney General,
Supervisor, Public Safety, 425 Queen Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, February 4, 2026.

/s/ Katherine G. Leonard
Presiding Judge

/s/ Keith K. Hiraoka
Associate Judge

/s/ Sonja M.P. McCullen
Associate Judge

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