Opinion
NO. CAAP-13-0001182
06-18-2013
CREDIT ASSOCIATES OF MAUI, LTD., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM K. FREITAS AND CINDY K. FREITAS, Defendants-Appellants, and PA'A POHAKU BUILDERS, INC., Defendant-Appellee
NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI'I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT
NORTH AND SOUTH KONA DIVISION
(CIVIL NO. 3RC12-1-112K)
ORDER DISMISSING DEFENDANT-APPELLANT
PA'A POHAKU BUILDERS, INC.'S APPEAL
(By: Nakamura, C.J., Foley and Ginoza, JJ.)
Upon review of the record, it appears that (1) on May 30, 2013, Defendants-Appellants William K. Freitas and Cindy Freitas filed a notice of appeal signed by each of them, pro se, that also purports to be filed on behalf of Defendant-Appellant Pa'a Pohaku Builders, Inc.; (2) William K. Freitas and Cindy K. Freitas are not attorneys licensed to practice law in Hawai'i; (3) neither of them is authorized to file a notice of appeal on behalf of Pa'a Pohaku Builders, Inc., see Oahu Plumbing & Sheet Metal, Ltd. v. Kona Constr., Inc., 60 Haw. 372, 377, 590 P.2d 570, 573-74 (1979); HRS §§ 605-2, 605-14; and (4) a corporation, such as Pa'a Pohaku Builders, Inc., "cannot appear and represent itself either in person or by its officers, but can do so only by an attorney admitted to practice law." Id. at 374, 590 P.2d at 572 (citations omitted). Therefore.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed as to Defendant-Appellant Pa'a Pohaku Builders, Inc.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, June 18, 2013.
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