Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX
24-MAY-2021
08:23 AM
Dkt. 3 ORD
SCAD-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL,
Petitioner,
vs.
KEONI K. AGARD, (Bar No. 2649)
Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(ODC NOS. 21-0105, 19-0324)
ORDER OF TRANSFER TO INACTIVE STATUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.)
Upon review of the May 19, 2021 petition filed by the
Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) on behalf of, and with the
approval of, the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the
State of Hawaiʻi, requesting this court to immediately transfer
Respondent Keoni K. Agard to inactive status, pursuant to Rules
2.19(b) and 2.19(c) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the
State of Hawaiʻi (RSCH), we conclude transfer to inactive status
is warranted. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent Keoni K. Agard is
immediately transferred to inactive status in this jurisdiction,
pursuant to RSCH Rules 2.19(b) and 2.19(c), effective with the
filing of this order. Respondent Agard shall remain on inactive
status until further order of this court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that ODC shall, within 60 days of
the entry date of this order, file a report, informing this court
whether, in ODC’s view, a trusteeship over Respondent Agard’s
former law practice is warranted, pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.20
(2021).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that ODC shall suspend and hold
in abeyance proceedings against Respondent Agard 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
Agard 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 Hawaiʻi and shall
request their assistance and such action as may be indicated,
pursuant to RSCH Rule 2.20, to protect the interests of both
Respondent Agard and his clients, if any.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, May 24, 2021.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
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