IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I
KEITH QUEEN, Individually and as the Special Administrator
of the Estate of Jo Ella Queen, Plaintiff-Appellant
vs.
JAMES ROBINSON; KONA COAST SKIN DIVER, LTD., INC., (erroneously
named "Kona Coast Skin Diver, Ltd."); JOHN AND JANE DOES 1-10;
DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10; DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-10; and DOE
ENTITIES 1-10, Defendants-Appellees
APPEAL FROM THE THIRD CIRCUIT COURT
(CIV. NO. 98-606)
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, and Acoba, JJ.
and Circuit Judge Chan, assigned by reason of vacancy)
Upon review of the record, it appears the Honorable Riki May Amano's April 29, 2002 judgment in Civil No. 98-606 does not satisfy the requirements of Rule 58 of the Hawai`i Rules of Civil Procedure (HRCP). In particular, the April 29, 2002 judgment does not specifically identify the claims for which it is entered. Jenkins v. Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright, 76 Hawai`i 115, 119, 869 P.2d 1334, 1338 (1994) ("[I]f a judgment purports to be the final judgment in a case involving multiple claims or multiple parties, the judgment . . . must . . . identify the claims for which it is entered, and . . . dismiss any claims not specifically identified[.]"). Final judgment having not been entered, the September 6, 2002 order is not appealable, and this appeal is premature. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, January 23, 2003.