Electronically Filed SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII 05-MAR-2020 ________________________________________________________________ 11:36 AM STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ERNEST J. TAVARES, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; Case Nos. 1PC131000445, 1PC131000874, 1PC131001281, 1PC141000052, and 1PC151000282)

ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Nakayama, Acting C.J., McKenna, and Pollack, JJ., Circuit Judge Nakasone, in place of Recktenwald, C.J., recused, and Circuit Judge Remigio, in place of Wilson, J., recused) Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Ernest J. Tavares’s application for writ of certiorari filed on January 23, 2020, 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, March 5, 2020.

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack /s/ Karen T. Nakasone /s/ Catherine H. Remigio