Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 16-SEP-2020 SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 12:12 PM IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I

STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Petitioner and Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. TIANA F.M. SAGAPOLUTELE-SILVA, Respondent and Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; 1DTA-18-01227) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, and Wilson, JJ., and Circuit Judge Wong, assigned by reason of vacancy) Petitioner and Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant, State of Hawai‘i’s application for writ of certiorari filed on August 13, 2020, is hereby accepted, and will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, September 16, 2020.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Michael D. Wilson /s/ Paul B.K. Wong