Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-30546 12-JUN-2012 08:45 AM NO. SCWC-30546 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

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

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (ICA NO. 30546; CR. NO. 08-1-0132) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, and McKenna, JJ., and Circuit Judge Sakamoto, in place of Duffy, J., recused) Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Matthew Higa’s application for writ of certiorari filed on April 30, 2012, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, June 12, 2012.

Lila Barbara Kanae for /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald petitioner Keith M. Kaneshiro, /s/ Paula A. Nakayama Prosecuting Attorney, and Donn Fudo, Deputy Prosecuting /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. Attorney, for respondent /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Karl K. Sakamoto