Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-29994 24-AUG-2011 08:15 AM NO. SCWC-29994

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

STATE OF HAWAI#I, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. TALELE MIKA, Respondent/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (ICA NO. 29994; CR. NO. 08-1-0053) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., for the court1) Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee State of Hawaii’s application for writ of certiorari filed on July 12, 2011, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, August 24, 2011.

Keith M. Kaneshiro, FOR THE COURT: Prosecuting Attorney, Brian R. Vincent, Deputy /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald Prosecuting Attorney, on the application for Chief Justice petitioner/plaintiff- appellee.

Richard D. Gronna on the response for respondent/ defendant-appellant.

Considered by: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Duffy, and McKenna, JJ. and Circuit Judge Ayabe, in place of Acoba, J., recused.