In re: Whiting
CourtHawaii Supreme Court
Date FiledJuly 24, 2026
DocketSCPR-26-0000500
StatusPublished
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Electronically Filed
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SCPR-XX-XXXXXXX
24-JUL-2026
08:52 AM
Dkt. 6 OGP
SCPR-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
IN RE SCOTT D. WHITING, Petitioner.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO RESIGN IN GOOD STANDING
(By: Devens, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and
Intermediate Court of Appeals Associate Judge Leonard,
assigned by reason of vacancy)
Upon consideration of the petition to resign from the
practice of law in the State of Hawaiʻi, filed by attorney Scott
D. Whiting (Petitioner), pursuant to Rule 1.10 of the Rules of
the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaiʻi (RSCH), which the court
construes as also seeking to retain the paper license as a
memento, as authorized by RSCH Rule 1.10(b), and the
declarations submitted in support thereof, we conclude that
Petitioner has complied with the requirements of RSCH Rule 1.10.
Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition to resign is
granted. Petitioner may retain the paper license as a memento.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED pursuant to RSCH Rule 1.10(g)
that Petitioner shall comply with the notice, declaration, and
record requirements of RSCH Rule 2.16(a), (b), (d) and (g).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall remove the
name of Petitioner, attorney number 5393, from the roll of
attorneys of the State of Hawaiʻi, effective with the filing of
this order.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, July 24, 2026.
/s/ Vladimir P. Devens
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza
/s/ Katherine G. Leonard
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