NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI‘I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER



NO. 29161




IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I





SUZETTE J. SALAZ, Claimant-Appellant-Appellant,

v.

KEN MOHICA, Deliquent, Employer-Appellant-Appellee,

and

SPECIAL COMPENSATION FUND, Appellant-Appellee.





APPEAL FROM THE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS APPEALS BOARD
(CASE NO. AB 2006-367 (2-05-04812))



ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
(By: Foley, Presiding Judge, Fujise and Leonard, JJ.)

Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) Claimant-Appellant Suzette J. Salaz (Appellant) filed a notice of appeal on May 13, 2008; (2) Appellant did not pay the filing fee; (3) on July 25, 2008, the appellate clerk sent a letter to Appellant at the address Appellant provided; (4) the letter informed Appellant that: (a) pursuant to Rule 11(b)(2) of the Hawai‘i Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP), the record on appeal cannot be filed without payment of the filing fee or an order allowing Appellant to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to HRAP Rule 24; and (b) the matter would be called to the attention of the court on August 1, 2008 for such action as the court deemed proper, including dismissal of the appeal pursuant to HRAP Rule 11(c)(2); (5) the default letter was returned to the court on August 6, 2008 with a notation "RETURN TO SENDER UNKNOWN ADDRESS UNABLE TO FORWARD;" and (6) without payment of the filing fee, the record is in default and dismissal is appropriate pursuant to HRAP Rule 11(b)(2). Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, September 10, 2008.