NO. 29561



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I





IN RE THOMAS STEPHAN PABST, Petitioner.




ORIGINAL PROCEEDING




ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO RESIGN AND SURRENDER LICENSE
(By: Moon, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.,
and Intermediate Court of Appeals Associate Judge Nakamura,
assigned by reason of vacancy)

Upon consideration of Petitioner Thomas Stephan Pabst's Petition to Resign and Surrender License, the attached affidavits, and the lack of objections by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, it appears that the petition complies substantially with the requirements of Rule 1.10 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai‘i (RSCH). Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition is granted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner Pabst shall return his original license to practice law to the Clerk of this court forthwith. The Clerk shall retain the original license as part of this record. Petitioner Pabst shall comply with the notice, affidavit, and record requirements of sections (a), (b), (d), and (g) of RSCH 2.16.

IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the Clerk shall remove the name of Thomas Stephan Pabst, attorney number 2298, from the roll of attorneys of the State of Hawai‘i, effective with the filing of this order.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, February 3, 2009.