Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCWC-15-0000482

13-JAN-2017

12:28 PM

SCWC-15-0000482

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

STATE OF HAWAI'I,

Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

BRANDON K. HILLIS,

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(CAAP-15-0000482 CR. NO. 13-1-1781)

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

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Brandon K. Hillis’ application for writ of certiorari filed on December 7, 2016, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, January 13, 2017.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson