Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-15-0000387 18-FEB-2016 SCWC-15-0000387 10:34 AM IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII ________________________________________________________________

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

vs.

JOSEPH TUI, Jr., Respondent/Defendant-Appellee, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, STATE OF HAWAII, Petitioner/Real Party-in-Interest-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-15-0000387; CR. NOS. 13-1-0371 AND 13-1-0556)

ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ., and Circuit Judge Ayabe in place of Wilson, J., recused)

Petitioner/Real Party-in-Interest-Appellant Director of Health, Department of Health, State of Hawaii’s application for writ of certiorari filed on January 7, 2016, 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, February 18, 2016.

Debbie L. Tanakaya /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for petitioner /s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Bert I. Ayabe