Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-30234 14-MAY-2012 11:28 AM

SCWC-30234 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

STEPHEN MITSUO ADAMS, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of PATRICIA MARIE ADAMS; KRISTIN LEILANI BUSH; and PATRICK KEONI BUSH, Petitioners/Petitioners/Appellants, vs. ROBYNN M.D. YOKOOJI; LUTERU MANU; STATE OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, RespondentS/Defendants/Appellees, and JOHN DOES 1-10; JANE DOES 1-10; DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-10; DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10; and DOE GOVERNMENTAL AGNECIES 1-10, Defendants.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (ICA NO. 30234; CIV. NO. 07-1-1567) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (by: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, and McKenna, JJ., and Circuit Judge Del Rosario, in place of Duffy, J., recused) Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants Stephen Mitsuo Adams, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Patricia Marie Adams; Kristin Leilani Bush; and Patrick Keoni Bush’s application for writ of certiorari, filed on April 4, 2012, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, May 14, 2012.

Vladimir Devens and /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald Keani Alapa (Meheula & Devens) /s/ Paula A. Nakayama and Gerard A. Jervis on the application for /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. Petitioners/Plaintiffs- Appellants /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna David M. Louie, /s/ Dexter D. Del Rosario Attorney General, and Robin M. Kishi and Caron M. Inagaki, Deputy Attorneys General on the response for Respondents/Defendants- Appelles