Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-29892 18-MAY-2011 10:40 AM

SCWC-29892

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, Respondent/Plaintiff/Appellee,

vs.

JAMES M. SMITH and ROBERT H. LEE, Petitioners/Defendants/Appellants.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CIVIL NO. 08-1-0192)

ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, J., for the court1 )

The Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on

April 12, 2011 by James M. Smith and Robert H. Lee,

Petitioners/Defendants/Appellants, is hereby rejected.

Considered by: Nakayama, Acting C.J., Acoba and McKenna JJ., and Circuit Judge Lee, in place of Rectenwald, C.J., recused, and Circuit Judge Nishimura, in place of Duffy, J., recused.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, May 18, 2011.

FOR THE COURT:

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

Associate Justice

Of Counsel: MEHEULA & DEVENS, LLP VLADIMIR DEVENS WILLIAM MEHEULA

AITCHISON & VICK, INC. WILLIAM AITCHISON (Pro Hac Vice) Attorneys for Petitioners/Defendants/Appellants JAMES M. SMITH and ROBERT H. LEE