Opinion
25386
January 23, 2003.
APPEAL FROM THE THIRD CIRCUIT COURT (CIV. NO. 98-606)
MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, and ACOBA, JJ. and CIRCUIT JUDGE CHAN, ASSIGNED BY REASON OF VACANCY
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
Upon review of the record, it appears the Honorable Riki May Amano's April 29, 2002 judgment in Civil No. 98-606 does not satisfy the requirements of Rule 58 of the Hawai`i Rules of Civil Procedure (HRCP). In particular, the April 29, 2002 judgment does not specifically identify the claims for which it is entered. Jenkins v. Cades Schutte Fleming Wright, 76 Haw. 115, 119, 869 P.2d 1334, 1338 (1994) ("[I]f a judgment purports to be the final judgment in a case involving multiple claims or multiple parties, the judgment . . . must . . . identify the claims for which it is entered, and . . . dismiss any claims not specifically identified[.]"). Final judgment having not been entered, the September 6, 2002 order is not appealable, and this appeal is premature. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.