Opinion ID: 6491764
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Heading: Svibject Matter Jurisdiction

Text: “The applicability of the doctrine of sovereign immunity has been considered an element of subject matter jurisdiction.” Ahuna v. Dep’t of Hawaiian Home Lands, 64 Haw. 327, 333 n. 9, 640 P.2d 1161, 1165 n. 9 (1982) (citations omitted). “Whether a court possesses subject matter jurisdiction is a question of law reviewable de novo.” Hawai'i Mgmt. Alliance Ass’n v. Ins. Comm’r, 106 Hawai'i 21, 26, 100 P.3d 952, 957 (2004) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).