Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 20-APR-2020 12:05 PM SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ROMAN SEMES, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 2PC151001014(3)) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Nakayama, Acting C.J., McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ., and Circuit Judge Ashford, in place of Recktenwald, C.J., recused) Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on March 9, 2020, is hereby accepted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no oral argument will be held in this case. Any party may, within ten days and pursuant to Rule 34(c) of the Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure, move for retention of oral argument.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, April 20, 2020. /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack /s/ Michael D. Wilson /s/ James H. Ashford