Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 17-FEB-2021 SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 07:55 AM Dkt. 3 OGAC IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. NOGUCHI MILNE, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee ________________________________________________________________ CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CR. NO. 1FFC-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins JJ.)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee Noguchi Milne’s application for writ of certiorari filed on January 13, 2021, 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, February 17, 2021.

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