Opinion ID: 2576433
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: jurisdiction

Text: [I]t is axiomatic that we are under an obligation to ensure that [we have] jurisdiction to hear and determine each case and to dismiss an appeal on [our] own motion where [we] conclude [we] lack[ ] jurisdiction. BDM, Inc. v. Sageco, Inc., 57 Haw. 73, 73, 549 P.2d 1147, 1148 (1976). When we perceive a jurisdictional defect in an appeal, we must, sua sponte, dismiss that appeal. Familian N[.W.], Inc. v. Cent[.] Pac. Boiler & Piping, Ltd., 68 Haw. 368, 369, 714 P.2d 936, 937 (1986).... Bacon v. Karlin, 68 Haw. 648, 650, 727 P.2d 1127, 1129 (1986).