NO. 23611



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

IN THE INTEREST OF DOE CHILDREN:



JOHN DOE

Born on November 13, 1990



JOHN DOE

Born on June 3, 1992

(NO. 23611 (FC-S NO. 97-04815))



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IN THE INTEREST OF



JANE DOE

Born May 20, 1993

(NO. 23612 (FC-S NO. 97-04816))



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IN THE INTEREST OF



JOHN DOE

Born December 8, 1994

(NO. 23613 (FC-S NO. 97-04817))



APPEAL FROM THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT

(FC-S NOS. 97-04815, 97-04816, & 97-04817)





ORDER DISMISSING APPEALS BY FATHER-APPELLANT

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

Nakayama, Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.)



Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) father-appellant's right to appeal the May 26, 2000 permanent custody orders entered in FC-S Nos. 97-04815, 97-04816 and 97-04817 was conditioned upon the filing by father-appellant of motions for reconsideration of the May 26, 2000 orders; see HRS § 571-54; In re Jane Doe, 77 Hawaii 109, 113, 883 P.2d 30, 34 (1994); In re Jane Doe, 3 Haw. App. 391, 394, 651 P.2d 492, 494 (1982); (2) no motions for reconsideration were filed by father-appellant; (3) the motions for reconsideration filed on May 26, 2000 by mother-appellant sought reconsideration of the May 26, 2000 orders only as to mother-appellant and the record of the reconsideration hearing indicates that the May 26, 2000 orders were reconsidered by the family court only as to mother-appellant; and, thus, (4) the jurisdictional requirements for appeal have not been met as to father-appellant and we lack jurisdiction over father-appellant's appeals. HRS § 571-54. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeals by father-appellant are dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, November 21, 2000.