Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-30487 04-MAY-2012 NO. SCWC-30487 02:20 PM IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

GREGORY NAGAO, Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant,

vs.

STATE OF HAWAI'I, Respondent/Respondent-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (ICA NO. 30487; S.P.P. NO. 09-1-0093 (CR. NO. 94-1501)) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, and McKenna, JJ., and Circuit Judge Chang, in place of Duffy, J., recused) The Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on March 22, 2012 by Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant Gregory Nagao is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, May 4, 2012.

Emmanuel G. Guerrero, /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for petitioner/ petitioner-appellant, /s/ Paula A. Nakayama on the application.

/s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Gary W. B. Chang