Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 03-MAR-2021 12:47 PM Dkt. 13 ODAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DESMOND C.K. PULGADOS, Respondent/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NOS. 2PC161001012, 2CPC-XX-XXXXXXX, 2CPC-XX-XXXXXXX, 2CPC-XX-XXXXXXX, 2CPC-XX-XXXXXXX, 2CPC-XX-XXXXXXX, and 2CPC-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins JJ.)

Petitioner State of Hawaiʻi’s application for writ of certiorari, filed on January 19, 2021, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, March 3, 2021.

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