NO. 23500

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I



WILLIAM Y. M. LEE and GWENDOLYN W. LEE, Plaintiffs-Appellees

vs.

DIANE "DINA" BROWN CHUENSANGANSET and GWEE CHUENSANGANSET,
Defendants-Appellants.


APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
(CIV. NO. 1RC 99-925)


ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.)

Upon review of the record, it appears that this court informed Appellants by letter dated February 8, 2002 that the time for filing the opening brief expired on December 16, 2001 and that pursuant to Rule 30 of the Hawai`i Rules of Appellate Procedure, the matter would be called to the attention of the court for such action as the court deemed proper including dismissal of the appeal. Appellants having failed to respond to said letter or to otherwise oppose dismissal,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, March 7, 2002.