Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-10-0000061 01-FEB-2012 10:33 AM

SCWC-10-0000061

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

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

vs.

CLIFFORD AKANA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (ICA NO. CAAP-10-0000061; CR. NO.01-1-1738)

ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Duffy, McKenna, JJ., and Circuit Judge Ayabe, in place of Acoba, J., recused)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Clifford Akana’s

Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on December 21, 2011, is

hereby rejected.

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

Dana S. Ishibashi, on /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald the application for Petitioner/Defendant- /s/ Paula A. Nakayma Appellant.

/s/ James E. Duffy, Jr.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Bert I. Ayabe