Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX
06-MAY-2019
02:39 PM
SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF THE HAWAI#I SUPREME COURT,
Petitioner,
vs.
HARRY E. ELIASON,
Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(ODC 16-O-420)
ORDER OF TRANSFER TO INACTIVE STATUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)
Upon review of the April 29, 2019 petition filed by the
Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai#i,
requesting this court to immediately transfer Respondent Harry E.
Eliason to inactive status, pursuant to Rule 2.19(b) of the Rules
of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai#i (RSCH), we conclude
interim transfer to inactive status is warranted. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent Eliason is
immediately transferred to inactive status in this jurisdiction,
pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.19(c), effective with the filing of this
order. Respondent Eliason shall remain on inactive status until
further order of this court but may, at his discretion, apply to
this court for a return to active status, pursuant to RSCH Rule
2.19(f), upon submission of evidence that he is fit to resume the
practice of law.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Office of Disciplinary
Counsel (ODC) shall suspend and hold in abeyance proceedings
against Respondent Eliason to the extent required by RSCH Rule
2.19(h).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Disciplinary Board
shall, pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.19(d), cause a notice of this
transfer to inactive status to be published in a newspaper of
general circulation in the judicial circuit in which Respondent
Eliason maintained his practice.
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the clerk of the court,
pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.19(e), shall transmit a certified copy of
this order to all judges of the State of Hawai#i and shall
request their assistance and such action as may be indicated to
protect the interests of both Respondent Eliason and his clients.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, May 6, 2019.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
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