PER CURIAM.
This appeal raises the issue of whether, under Rule 63 of the Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure (HRCP), a successor judge may sign and file findings of fact and conclusions of law where there was no final decision rendered by a predecessor judge. We rule that he may not, and remand this case for hearings consistent with this opinion.
On September 1, 1974, John L. Elwell disappeared from Hawaii State Hospital. On September 1, 1976, his wife Sharon...
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