NO. 25951
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I
WILLIAM TOYAMA, Plaintiff-Appellant
vs.
OAHU TRANSIT SERVICES, LTD.; SPECIALTY RISK SERVICES; SHERI
TANAKA, Individually and in her capacity as its Account
Representative; HONOLULU SPORTS MEDICAL CLINIC, INC., and ROBERT
SMITH, M.D., Individually, and in his capacity as an Associate
Physician, BYRON A. ELIASHOF, M.D., INC., and BYRON A. ELIASHOF,
Individually and in his capacity as the President and Principal
Physician with BYRON A. ELIASHOF, M.D., INC.,
Defendants-Appellees
and
JOHN DOES 1-10, JANE DOES 1-10, DOE ENTITIES 1-10, DOE
PARTNERSHIPS 1-10 and DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10, Defendants
APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT
(CIV. NO. 02-1-2986)
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)
Upon review of the record, it appears that we do not have jurisdiction over Plaintiff-Appellant William Toyama's (Appellant Toyama) appeal, because Appellant Toyama did not file his July 7, 2003 notice of appeal within thirty days after entry of the June 2, 2003 judgment, as Rule 4(a)(1) of the Hawai‘i Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) required. The failure of Appellant Toyama to file a timely notice of appeal is a jurisdictional defect that the parties cannot waive and we cannot disregard in the exercise of judicial discretion. Bacon v. Karlin, 68 Haw. 648, 650, 727 P.2d 1127, 1129 (1986); HRAP Rule 26(b) ("[N]o court or judge or justice thereof is authorized to change the jurisdictional requirements contained in Rule 4 of [the HRAP]."). Therefore, we lack jurisdiction over this appeal. Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, October 20, 2003.