In re: Alohalani Hope Cermelj ( 2023 )

Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCEC-XX-XXXXXXX
24-JAN-2023
09:14 AM
Dkt. 3 ORD
SCEC-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I
IN THE MATTER OF ALOHALANI HOPE CERMELJ
ORIGINAL PROCEDDING
ORDER
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.)
Upon consideration of the January 17, 2023 submission
from Alohalani Hope Cermelj, which we construe as an election
challenge, submitted pursuant to HRS § 11-174.5 (Supp. 2021),
regarding a special election involving the Office of Hawaiian
Affairs held on November 8, 2022, we note that HRS § 11-174.5(a)
sets a deadline to submit such challenges, of the twentieth day
following the election being challenged, and find that, in this
instance, the deadline for submitting this challenge was
November 28, 2022. Therefore,
It is ordered that the challenge is dismissed as
untimely.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, January 24, 2023.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
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