vs.
RAY K. KAMIKAWA, DIRECTOR OF TAXATION,
STATE OF HAWAII, Appellee-Appellee
APPEAL FROM THE TAX APPEAL COURT
(TAX APPEAL CASE NO. 99-0137)
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama,
Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.)
Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) the December 30, 1999 order granting summary judgment has not been reduced to a separate judgment, as required by Rule 58 of the Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure; and, thus, (2) this appeal is premature and we lack jurisdiction. See Jenkins v. Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright, 76 Hawaii 115, 869 P.2d 1334 (1994); HRS § 232-8. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, July 12, 2000.