Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-13-0003039 01-JUN-2016 11:08 AM

SCWC-13-0003039

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII ________________________________________________________________

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

vs.

VICENTE KOTEKAPIKA HILARIO, Respondent/Defendant-Appellant ________________________________________________________________

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-13-0003039; CR. NO. 11-1-0023)

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

The application for writ of certiorari filed on April 21, 2016 by Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee, State of Hawaii, is hereby accepted and will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, June 1, 2016.

Justin Kollar and /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald Tracy Murakami for petitioner /s/ Paula A. Nakayama

Keith S. Shigetomi /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna for respondent /s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson