Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-15-0000066 SCWC-15-0000066 24-MAR-2017 08:29 AM IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII ________________________________________________________________

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

vs.

STANLEY S.L. KONG, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-15-0000066; CR. NO. 09-1-0683(2))

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

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Stanley S.L. Kong’s application for writ of certiorari filed on February 9, 2017, 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, March 24, 2017.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Michael D. Wilson

/s/ Gary W.B. Chang