NO. 22718



IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS



OF THE STATE OF HAWAII





JON MASARU YOKOUCHI, Petitioner-Appellant, v.

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COURTS, STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent-Appellee





APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT

OF THE SECOND CIRCUIT, WAILUKU DIVISION

(Civ. No. JR99-001(W)





ORDER GRANTING RESPONDENT-APPELLEE'S MOTION

TO CONVERT MEMORANDUM OPINION INTO PUBLISHED OPINION

(By: Watanabe, Acting C.J., Lim, J., and

Circuit Judge Blondin, in place of Burns, C.J., recused)



Upon consideration of "Respondent-Appellee's Motion to Convert [this court's October 13, 2000] Memorandum Opinion into Published Opinion," filed on October 23, 2000,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that said motion be and is hereby granted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that (1) the Memorandum Opinion of this court filed on October 13, 2000 is withdrawn and vacated; and (2) Minute Order No. 00-39, filed on August 17, 2000, is continued in effect. A new opinion will be issued shortly.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, October 30, 2000.



Girard D. Lau,

Deputy Attorney General,

State of Hawaii, on

the motion.