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NO. 29l47 IN THE SU?REME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIT

In the Matter of the Adoption of A FEMALE CHILD, BGRN ON OCTOBER 3, 2G$éQY by P.N. and J.N., Petitionere»Appellantg~§

~.,¢.“ »v’,. cERT:oRARi re THE :NTERMED:ATE CoURT oF AF@EALS ag (Fc-A No. 0i~i~0@29> ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATICN FOR WRlT OF CERTIORARI (By: Moon, C.J., for the oourtW Petitionere-appellants P.N. and J.N.'e application for writ of certiorari, filed December 14, 2009, is hereby accepted.

The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling of oral argument, if any.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawafi, January 28, 20lO.

P. N. and J. N., FOR THE COURT: petitioners-appellantS, appearing pro se Emiko L. T. Meyere (of Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i-KauaUJ, for natural mother

ConSidered by: Moon, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, Duffy, and Recktenwald, JJ. __]__