NO. 29155



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I




OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,

vs.


BILL KLOOS, Respondent.



ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(ODC 08-024-8667)



ORDER OF PUBLIC CENSURE
(By: Moon, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.,
and Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Foley,
assigned by reason of vacancy)

Upon consideration of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel's ex parte petition for issuance of reciprocal discipline notice to Respondent Bill Kloos, pursuant to Rule 2.15(b) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai‘i (RSCH), the memorandum, affidavit, and exhibits thereto, the Declaration of Charles H. Hite Regarding the May 30, 2008 Notice and Order, the exhibits thereto, and the record, it appears that: (1) on January 28, 2008, the Supreme Court of Oregon publicly reprimanded Respondent Kloos for his ethical misconduct in Case No. 07-99; (2) RSCH 2.15(b) requires the same or substantially equivalent discipline, or restrictions or conditions upon the attorney's license to practice law in the State of Hawai‘i, unless Respondent Kloos shall show cause under RSCH 2.15(c) as to why imposition of the same or substantially equivalent discipline should not be imposed; (3) Respondent Kloos has not filed a response to our May 30, 2008 notice and order; (4) a substantially equivalent discipline is warranted in this jurisdiction; and (5) a substantially equivalent discipline in this jurisdiction is public censure by the supreme court. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent Bill Kloos is publicly censured.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent Kloos shall pay all costs of this proceeding.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, March 9, 2009.