Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCAD-16-0000432
16-SEP-2016
10:34 AM
SCAD-16-0000432
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL,
Petitioner,
vs.
KENDALL C.S. WONG,
Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(ODC 09-011-8743)
ORDER
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)
Pursuant to Rule 2.19 of the Rules of the Supreme Court
of the State of Hawai'i (RSCH), and upon due consideration of the
entire record in this matter, this court hereby concludes that
Respondent Kendall C.S. Wong is presently in the course of a
disciplinary proceeding both before this court, pursuant to the
August 5, 2016 order entered by this court in response to the
May 27, 2016 petition filed with this court by the Office of
Disciplinary Counsel on behalf of the Disciplinary Board of the
Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i, as well as before the
Disciplinary Board through the remand by the Board of his
disciplinary matter for further review. We further conclude
that, based upon a review of the entire record in this matter,
Respondent Wong, by his own statements to the Board, has
established he is presently incapacitated due to a physical
infirmity that prevents him from fulfilling his obligations in
the disciplinary matter and from practicing law. See Docket
3:64, 71, 79, 171, 181, 183, 189. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent Kendall C.S. Wong
is hereby transferred immediately to inactive status, on the
grounds of the aforementioned disability, for an indefinite
period of time. Respondent Wong is cautioned he may not resume
the practice of law until reinstated by order of this court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent Wong may remedy
this suspension by filing an application for reinstatement,
pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.19(f).
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the Disciplinary Board shall
publicize notice of Respondent Wong’s suspension as required by
RSCH Rules 2.19(d) and 2.19(e).
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, September 16, 2016.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
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