Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 11-DEC-2019 12:07 PM SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

LANCE M. WATANABE, Petitioner-Appellant/Cross-Appellee,

VS.

EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM, STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; 3CC151000052)

ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioner-Appellant/Cross-Appellee Lance M. Watanabe’s application for writ of certiorari, filed on October 17, 2019, 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, December 11, 2019. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson