Hirano v. McClory

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Electronically Filed
Intermediate Court of Appeals
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
25-MAY-2023
08:01 AM
Dkt. 27 ODSLJ
NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI I

DOUGLAS HIRANO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v.
KATE McCLORY; SAND ISLAND TREATMENT CENTER; AT&T WIRELESS;
RANDY COOK; HOLIDAY INN HOTEL; WHITE SANDS HOTEL;
SAND VILLA HOTEL; COCONUT WAIKIKI HOTEL; OHANA MALIA HOTEL,
Defendants-Appellees, and
JOHN DOES 1-200; JANE ROES 1-100, Defendants-Appellees

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
(CIVIL NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL FOR LACK OF APPELLATE JURISDICTION
(By: Ginoza, Chief Judge, Nakasone and Chan, JJ.)
Upon review of the record, it appears that self-
represented Plaintiff-Appellant Douglas Hirano appeals from the
Circuit Court of the First Circuit's (circuit court) May 6, 2022
"Order Granting Defendant Sand Villa Hotel's Motion to Dismiss
Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6)" (5/6/22 Order).
The court lacks jurisdiction over the appeal because
the circuit court has not entered a final, appealable order or
judgment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 641-1(a) (2016);
Hawai i Rules of Civil Procedure Rules 54(b), 58; Jenkins v.
Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright, 76 Hawai i 115, 119, 869 P.2d
1334, 1338 (1994). Further, the 5/6/22 Order is not
independently appealable under the collateral-order doctrine, the
Forgay1 doctrine, or HRS § 641-1(b). See Greer v. Baker, 137
Hawai i 249, 253, 369 P.3d 832, 836 (2016) (setting forth the

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Forgay v. Conrad, 47 U.S. 201 (1848).
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requirements for appealability under the collateral-order
doctrine and the Forgay doctrine); HRS § 641-1(b) (specifying
requirements for leave to file interlocutory appeal).
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is
dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai i, May 25, 2023.

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza
Chief Judge

/s/ Karen T. Nakasone
Associate Judge

/s/ Derrick H.M. Chan
Associate Judge

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