NO. 24655

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII


SOLAR ENGINEERING AND CONTRACTING, Plaintiff-Appellant

vs.

THE AOAO OF RIDGEWAY II CONDOMINIUM, PETER GRINDLEY

and JOY GRINDLEY, Defendants-Appellees


APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT (CIV. NO. 98-0813-02)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION

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

Nakayama, Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.)

Upon consideration of Plaintiff-Appellant Solar Engineering and Contracting's ("Solar Engineering") motion for reconsideration of the order dismissing its appeal, the papers in support thereof, and the record, it appears that under Rule 4(a)(3) of the Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) the thirty-day time period for filing a notice of appeal in Civil No. 98-0813-02 commenced upon entry of the August 24, 2001 order denying Solar Engineering's motion for reconsideration. Solar Engineering did not file its notice of appeal until October 30, 2001. The notice of appeal was untimely. Therefore, we lack jurisdiction over this appeal. HRAP Rule 4(a)(3); HRAP Rule 26(b); Bacon v. Karlin, 68 Haw. 648, 650, 727 P.2d 1127, 1128 (1986) (The failure of an appellant to file a timely notice of appeal in a civil matter is a jurisdictional defect that can neither be waived by the parties nor disregarded by the appellate court in the exercise of judicial discretion.). Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Solar Engineering's motion for reconsideration of the order dismissing its appeal is denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, February 15, 2002.

William J. Deeley

and Dennis W. King,

on the motion for

plaintiff-appellant.