Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX

21-JUN-2017

12:44 PM

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

ARTHUR BIRANO,

Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant,

vs.

STATE OF HAWAI#I,

Respondent/Respondent-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; S.P.P. NO. 09-1-0040; CR. NO. 01-1-1154)

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

Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant’s Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on May 10, 2017, 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 21, 2017.

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson

/s/ Bert I. Ayabe