Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-11-0000752 01-MAR-2012 01:22 PM

NO. SCWC-11-0000752

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

JANIS COWSER, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant,

vs.

GOVERNOR NEIL ABERCROMBIE, et al., Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (ICA NO. CAAP-11-0000752; CIVIL NO. 11-1-120)

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

Petitioner/plaintiff-appellant Janis Cowser's application for writ of certiorari, filed on January 20, 2012, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, March 1, 2012.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. /s/ James E. Duffy, Jr. /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna