Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 10-SEP-2019 SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 02:09 PM IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. RUSSELL KAHOOKELE, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee, AND STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. HENRY M. NOA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 2DCW-XX-XXXXXXX) (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 2DCW-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioners/Defendants-Appellees Russell Kahookele and Henry M. Noa’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on July 29, 2019, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, September 10, 2019.

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