NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI‘I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER



NO. 28888




IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I



COREY H. SAKAI, Plaintiff-Appellee, v.
SHANNON K.M. SAKAI, Defendant-Appellant.




APPEAL FROM THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
(FC-D NO: 06-1-0036)




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) Defendant-Appellant Shannon K.M. Sakai (Appellant) filed a notice of appeal on December 5, 2007; (2) on February 4, 2008, the appellate clerk filed a notice of entering case on calendar and notified Appellant that the jurisdictional statement was due on February 14, 2008 and the opening brief was due on March 15, 2008; (3) Appellant filed the statement of jurisdiction on February 14, 2008, but she did not file the opening brief; (4) on March 28, 2008, the appellate clerk informed Appellant that: (a) the time to file the opening brief expired on March 15, 2008, (b) the matter would be brought to the attention of the court on April 4, 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 opening brief or 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.