NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI‘I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER


NO. 28874




IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I





JOANNE DAMO ANAMA-HAMADA, Plaintiff-Appellant v.
JAMES HIROSHI HAMADA, Defendant-Appellee.




APPEAL FROM THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
(FC-D NO: 07-1-2870)




ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL PURSUANT TO HRAP RULE 30
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Watanabe and Nakamura, JJ.

Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) Plaintiff-Appellant Joanne Damo Anama-Hamada (Appellant) filed a notice of appeal on November 27, 2007; (2) on January 28, 2008, the appellate clerk filed a notice of entering case on calendar and notified Appellant that the jurisdictional statement was due on February 7, 2008 and the opening brief was due on March 8, 2008; (3) Appellant did not file the statement of jurisdiction or the opening brief; (4) on March 24, 2008, the appellate clerk informed Appellant that: (a) the time to file the statement of jurisdiction expired on February 7, 2008, and the time to file the opening brief expired on March 8, 2008, (b) the matter would be brought to the attention of the court on March 31, 2008 for such action as the court deems proper; and (c) the appeal may be dismissed pursuant to HRAP Rule 30; and (5) Appellant did not file the statement of jurisdiction or the opening brief and did not seek relief from default. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed pursuant to HRAP Rule 30.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, May 6, 2008.