Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 01-OCT-2018 SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 09:51 AM IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII ________________________________________________________________ STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RODNEY HOPU, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CR. NO. 14-1-0147) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Rodney Hopu’s application for writ of certiorari filed on August 30, 2018, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, October 1, 2018.

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