Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-13-0002852 10-NOV-2015 SCWC-13-0002852 08:42 AM IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII ________________________________________________________________

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

vs.

COLIN D. GARDNER, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-13-0002852; CASE NO. 2DTC-13-004202)

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

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Colin D. Gardner’s application for writ of certiorari filed on September 29, 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, November 10, 2015.

James S. Tabe /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for petitioner /s/ Paula A. Nakayama Artemio C. Baxa for respondent /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson