Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-13-0002551 15-OCT-2015 01:32 PM

SCWC-13-0002551

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

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

vs.

BRANDON HAYATA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-13-0002551; FC-CR NO. 11-1-1992)

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

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Brandon Hayata’s application for writ of certiorari filed on September 4, 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, October 15, 2015.

Walter J. Rodby /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for petitioner

Stephen K. Tsushima /s/ Paula A. Nakayama for respondent /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson