Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-29520 05-MAR-2013 11:15 AM SCWC-29520 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. PETER NEWAL MAHARAJ, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (ICA NO. 29520; HPD Traffic No. 1DTA-08-03393) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ.)

The Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on January 21, 2013 by Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Peter Newal Maharaj is hereby accepted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that no oral argument will be held in this case. Any party may, within ten days and pursuant to Rule 34(c) of the Hawai#i Rules of Appellate Procedure, move for retention of oral argument.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, March 5, 2013.

Leslie C. Maharaj, /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for petitioner /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack