Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 28-AUG-2018 SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 10:16 AM

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

ROYNES JOSEPH DURAL, II, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant,

vs.

STATE OF HAWAI#I, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; S.P.P. NO. 09-1-0015)

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

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee State of Hawaii’s application for writ of certiorari, filed on July 6, 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, August 28, 2018. /s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Edwin C. Nacino

/s/ Virginia L. Crandall

/s/ Jeannette H. Castagnetti