NO. 23524



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII



JACOB E. HOOPAI, Appellant-Appellee


vs.



CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, CITY AND COUNTY OF

HONOLULU; DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE, CITY AND

COUNTY OF HONOLULU; and EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT,

CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, Appellees-Appellants

(CIV. NO. 99-3248)



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IN THE MATTER OF THE ARBITRATION BETWEEN



UNITED PUBLIC WORKERS, AFSCME, LOCAL 646, AFL-CIO, Union



and



CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (Grievance of Derrick

Young; MR96-29), Employer

(S.P. NO. 00-1-0090)



APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT

(CIV. NO. 99-3248; S.P. NO. 00-1-0090)





ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

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

Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.)



Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) judgment has not been entered on the circuit court's May 16, 2000 order, as required by Rules 58 and 72(k) 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). Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, September 22, 2000.