Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-13-0003064 27-JUL-2015 10:12 AM SCWC-13-0003064

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII ________________________________________________________________

STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant,

vs.

KENNETH A. MONIZ, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

_______________________________________________________________

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-13-0003064; CR. NO. 12-1-0176)

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

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Kenneth A. Moniz’s application for writ of certiorari filed on June 15, 2015, is hereby accepted. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that no oral argument will be heard 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, July 27, 2015. M. Kanani Laubach /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for petitioner /s/ Paula A. Nakayama Kevin S. Hashizaki for respondent /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson