Opinion
23961
March 21, 2001.
APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT (CIV. NO. 99-2786)
MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, RAMIL, and ACOBA, JJ.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
Upon review of the statement contesting jurisdiction and the record, it appears that: (1) the December 11, 2000 order granting summary judgment and dismissing Civil No. 99-2786 has not been reduced to a separate judgment, as required by Rule 58 of the Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure; and thus, (2) this appeal is premature and we lack jurisdiction. See Jenkins v. Cades Schutte Fleming Wright, 76 Haw. 115, 869 P.2d 1334 (1994). Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.