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Date Created: 2024-04-11 18:04:17.70662+00
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

                                            Electronically Filed
                                            Intermediate Court of Appeals
                                            CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
                                            11-APR-2024
                                            07:56 AM
                                            Dkt. 17 ODSD
                         NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

                 IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

                       OF THE STATE OF HAWAI I

          MARIO TAGAMA, Claimant-Appellant/Appellant, v.
MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS, INC., Employer-Appellee/Appellee, and
  LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE, Insurance Carrier-Appellee/Appellee

  APPEAL FROM THE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS APPEALS BOARD
           (CASE NO. AB 2023-103; DCD NO. 2-23-210777)

                        ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
 (By:     Leonard, Acting Chief Judge, Hiraoka and Wadsworth, JJ.)
            Upon review of the record, it appears that:
            (1) On January 22, 2024, self-represented Claimant-
Appellant/Appellant Mario Tagama (Tagama) filed in the underlying
case, Case No. AB 2023-103, DCD No. 2-2023-210777, a notice of
appeal and a motion for leave to proceed on appeal in forma
pauperis;
            (2) On January 23, 2024, the Labor and Industrial
Relations Appeals Board (LIRAB) denied Tagama's motion for leave
to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis, and the LIRAB clerk
notified Tagama to pay the filing fees by February 2, 2024;
            (3) On February 6, 2024, the LIRAB clerk notified
Tagama that the filing fees had not been paid and, as a result,
the clerk was not obligated to prepare and file the record on
appeal;
            (4) The record on appeal was due on or before March 22,
2024, Hawai i Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) Rule 11(b)(1),
but was not filed because Tagama failed to pay the filing fees or
obtain a fee waiver;
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             (5) On March 25, 2024, the appellate clerk entered a
default of the record on appeal, informing Tagama that the time
to docket the appeal had expired, Tagama had not paid the filing
fees or obtained an order allowing Tagama to proceed on appeal in
forma pauperis, the matter would be brought to the court's
attention on April 4, 2024, for action that may include dismissal
of the appeal, and Tagama could seek relief from default by
motion; and
             (6) Tagama has not taken any further action in this
appeal.   An appeal may be dismissed where the record on appeal
has not been prepared because the appellant failed to pay the
required fees or obtain an order allowing the appellant to
proceed in forma pauperis.      HRAP Rule 11(b)(2), (c)(2).
             Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is
dismissed.
             DATED:   Honolulu, Hawai i, April 11, 2024.

                                        /s/ Katherine G. Leonard
                                        Acting Chief Judge

                                        /s/ Keith K. Hiraoka
                                        Associate Judge

                                        /s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth
                                        Associate Judge

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