NO. 22732

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

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LEO BILLY VEGA, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant

vs.

KATHLEEN KAZUKO VEGA, Respondent/Defendant-Appellee

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CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(FC-D NO. 96-0021)

ORDER DISMISSING CERTIORARI PROCEEDING

(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama,

Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.)

Upon further consideration of the records and files in this case, it appears that the writ of certiorari herein was improvidently granted. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this certiorari proceeding is dismissed.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, January 23, 2001.

On the briefs:

Gary Y. Okuda, of

Leu & Okuda, for

petitioner/plaintiff-

appellant

Barbara Lee Melvin for

respondent/defendant-

appellee