Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-11-0000427 06-DEC-2012 02:47 PM

SCWC-11-0000427

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I _________________________________________________________________

STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

WENDY PIERCE, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-11-0000427; CASE NO. 2DTC-10-006049)

ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ.)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant’s application for writ of certiorari filed on October 22, 2012, is hereby accepted. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no oral argument will be heard in this case. Any party may, within ten days and pursuant to Rule 34(c) of the Hawai#i Rules of Appellate Procedure, move for retention of oral argument. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, December 6, 2012. James S. Tabe, /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for Petitioner /s/ Paula A. Nakayama Peter A. Hanano for Respondents /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack