Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-15-0000150 22-MAY-2018 08:08 AM

SCWC-15-0000150 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

ROY RITA, Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant, vs. STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent/Respondent-Appellee,

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-15-0000150; S.P.P. NO. 13-1-0001) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant’s application for writ of certiorari filed on April 14, 2018, 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, May 22, 2018. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack /s/ Michael D. Wilson