NO. 29442 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE GF HAWAIYL "9

STATE OF HAWAITQ Re3pondent/Plaintiff-Appellee

VS.

SYDNEY NOBUTO TOKUNAGA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CR. NO. 06-l~2254) ORDER REJECTING AFPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Aooba, J., for the courtU The AppliCation for Writ of Certiorari filed on December l7, 2009 by Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Sydney Nobuto Tokunaga is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, HawaiT4 January 20, 20lO.

FOR THE COURT: )<T--M"§ ASsociate Justice

Walter J. Rodby, on the application for petitioner/defendant- appellant.

1 Considered by: Moon, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, Duffy, and Recktenwald, JJ.