Opinion
24427
December 12, 2001.
APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT (CIV. NO. 99-1683)
MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, RAMIL, and ACOBA, JJ.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) the circuit court's May 5, 2000 order dismissing Civil No. 99-1683, the Honorable Gail C. Nakatani, presiding, has not been reduced to a separate judgment, as required by HRCP 58; see Jenkins v. Cades Schutte Fleming Wright, 76 Haw. 115, 869 P.2d 1334 (1994); Price v. Obayashi, 81 Haw. 171, 176, 914 P.2d 1364, 1371 (1996); and thus, (2) this appeal is premature and we lack jurisdiction. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.