Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-14-0000694 02-SEP-2015 SCWC-14-0000694 10:50 AM IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII ________________________________________________________________

GENBAO GAO, Petitioner/Claimant-Appellant,

vs.

STATE OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent/Employer-Appellee, Self-Insured. ________________________________________________________________

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-14-0000694; CASE NO. AB 2009-020 (2-08-40165))

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

Petitioner/Claimant-Appellant Genbao Gao’s application for writ of certiorari filed on July 17, 2015, is hereby accepted. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no oral argument will be held, subject to further order of this court. 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, September 2, 2015.

Genbao Gao /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald petitioner pro se /s/ Paula A. Nakayama Maria C. Cook for respondent /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson