Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-11-0000067 02-JUL-2012 03:53 PM

NO. SCWC-11-0000067

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

In the Matter of the Application of HAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY, INC. For Approval of Rate Increases and Revised Rate Schedules and Rules __________________________________ KEAHOLE DEFENSE COALITION, INC., a Hawai'i nonprofit corporation, Petitioner/Participant-Appellant,

vs.

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I, Respondent/Appellee,

and

HAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY, INC., a Hawai'i nonprofit corporation, Respondent/Participant-Appellee,

and

DIVISION OF CONSUMER ADVOCACY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I, Respondent/Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (ICA NO. CAAP-11-0000067; DOCKET NO. 05-0315)

ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Nakayama, Acting C.J., Acoba, and McKenna, JJ., Circuit Judge Nishimura, in place of Recktenwald, C.J., recused, and Circuit Judge Perkins, due to vacancy)

The Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on May 16,

2012 by Petitioner/Participant-Appellant Keahole Defense Coalition, Inc. is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, July 2, 2012.

Michael J. Matsukawa, /s/ Paula A. Nakayama for petitioner /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. Thomas W. Williams, Jr., Peter Y. Kikuta, /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna Lisa A. Bail, Adams K. Robinson /s/ Rhonda A. Nishimura (Goodsill, Anderson, Quinn & Stifel), /s/ Richard K. Perkins for respondent