Title: In re: Alohalani Hope Cermelj
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: SCEC-23-0000026
State: Hawaii
Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court
Date: January 24, 2023

SCEC-23-0000026 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, Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCEC-23-0000026 24-JAN-2023 09:14 AM Dkt. 3 ORD 2 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