Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-29456 07-DEC-2010 01:38 PM

SCWC-29456 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I TARA THOMAS, Petitioner-Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. GRANT K. KIDANI; and DOES 1-100, Respondents-Defendants-Appellees.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CIV. NO. 05-1-0459) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Nakayama, J., for the court1 )

Petitioner-Plaintiff-Appellant’s Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on October 26, 2010, is hereby accepted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, December 7, 2010.

FOR THE COURT: /s/ Paula A. Nakayama Associate Justice Charles J. Ferrera for petitioner-plaintiff­ appellant on the application

Calvin E. Young and Diane W.

Wong of Ayabe Chong Nishimoto Sia & Nakamura for respondent­ defendant-appellee on the response

Considered by: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, J., Circuit Judge Chan in place of Acoba, J., recused, Circuit Judge Nacino in place of Duffy, J., recused, and Circuit Judge Kim, assigned by reason of vacancy.