Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-29210 28-DEC-2011 11:12 AM

NO. SCWC-29210

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

CFI INC., a Hawaii Corporation, Respondent/Plaintiff/Appellant,

vs.

HAMAKUA COAST REALTY, INC., a Hawaii Corporation, and DENIS FERRARI, Respondents/Defendants/Appellees,

and

ERNEST B. TEXEIRA, Petitioner/Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff/Appellee

and

ALA KAI REALTY, INC.,a Hawaii Corporation, Respondent/Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff/Appellee,

and

TEX INC., a Hawaii Corporation, et al., Respondent/Defendant/Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (ICA NO. 29210; CIV. NO. 06-1-0380 (HILO)) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Duffy, and McKenna, JJ., and Circuit Court Judge Sakamoto, in place of Acoba, J., recused)

Petitioner/Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff/Appellee

Ernest B. Texeira’s amended petition for writ of certiorari,

filed on November 23, 2011, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, December 28, 2011.

Nelson H. Kinoshita /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for petitioner/ defendant-third-party /s/ Paula A. Nakayama plaintiff/appellee on the petition. /s/ James E. Duffy, Jr.

Douglas L. Halsted, /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna for respondent/plaintiff/ appellant on the opposition. /s/ Karl K. Sakamoto