Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCAP-14-0000935 07-JUL-2015 09:35 AM

SCAP-14-0000935 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. GERALD L. AUSTIN, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT (CAAP-14-0000935; CR. NO. 12-1-0127) ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Upon consideration of Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Gerald L. Austin’s application for transfer, filed on June 12, 2015, and the record, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the application for transfer is granted pursuant to HRS § 602-58(a)(3) (Supp. 2014). This case is transferred to the supreme court effective the date of this order.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, July 7, 2015. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack /s/ Michael D. Wilson