Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-12-0000838 16-JUL-2015 08:41 AM SCWC-12-0000838

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

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

vs.

ELUJINO V. ALVAREZ, III, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-12-0000838; CR. NO. 11-1-0216)

ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Elujino V. Alavarez, III’s application for writ of certiorari filed on June 5, 2015, is hereby accepted and will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, July 16, 2015.

Brian J. De Lima /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald and Justin P. Haspe for petitioner /s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson