Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-16-0000878 20-MAR-2018 12:06 PM

SCWC-16-0000878 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. AARON SOARES, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-16-0000878; 1DCW-16-0001195) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Aaron Soares’ application for writ of certiorari filed on February 5, 2018, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, March 20, 2018.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack /s/ Michael D. Wilson