Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 14-DEC-2018 10:10 AM

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. LARINA M.K. BENITEZ, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CR. NO. 1DCT-16-070804) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Larina M.K. Benitez’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on November 13, 2018, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, December 14, 2018.

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