Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-12-0001025 06-JAN-2016 08:24 AM SCWC-12-0001025 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII ________________________________________________________________ STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

MICHAEL A. BAYUDAN, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-12-0001025; CASE NO. 1DTA-11-04027) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Michael A. Bayudan’s application for writ of certiorari filed on November 26, 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, January 6, 2016.

Brian S. Kim /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for petitioner /s/ Paula A. Nakayama Stephen K. Tsushima for respondent /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack /s/ Michael D. Wilson