NO. 26810


IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I


IN RE THOMAS P. TIELENS, Petitioner.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING



ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO RESIGN AND SURRENDER LICENSE
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)

Upon consideration of Petitioner Thomas P. Tielens' Petition to Resign and Surrender License, the attached affidavits, and the lack of objections by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, it appears that the petition complies with the requirements of Rule 1.10 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii ("RSCH"). Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition is granted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner Tielens shall return his original license to practice law to the Clerk of this court forthwith. The Clerk shall retain the original license as part of this record. Petitioner Tielens shall comply with the notice, affidavit, and record requirements of subsections (a), (b), (d), and (g) of RSCH 2.16.

IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the Clerk shall remove the name of Thomas P. Tielens, attorney number 2648, from the roll of attorneys of the State of Hawai`i, effective with the filing of this order.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, September 27, 2004.