Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-15-0000865 SCWC-15-0000865 31-OCT-2017 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII 09:21 AM ________________________________________________________________

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. MATTHEW SEAN SASAI, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee, (CAAP-15-0000865; CASE NO. 1DCW-14-0004628

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STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, vs. BRENT N. TANAKA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant. (CAAP-15-0000866; CASE NO. 1DCW-14-0005843). ________________________________________________________________

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-15-0000865)

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

Petitioners Matthew Sean Sasai and Brent N. Tanaka’s application for writ of certiorari filed on September 27, 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, October 31, 2017.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson