Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 14-JAN-2019 11:03 AM

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII ________________________________________________________________ STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. STACIE L. MENDEZ, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1DTC-16-018453) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Stacie L. Mendez’s application for writ of certiorari filed on December 3, 2018, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, January 14, 2019.

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