Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-14-0001044 14-JAN-2016 12:18 PM SCWC-14-0001044 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII ________________________________________________________________ STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JASON K. BALCITA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-14-0001044; CR. NOS. 12-1-1223 and 12-1-1674) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Jason K. Balcita’s application for writ of certiorari filed on December 4, 2015, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, January 14, 2016.

Shawn A. Luiz /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for petitioner /s/ Paula A. Nakayama James M. Anderson for respondent /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack /s/ Michael D. Wilson