Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 28-JUN-2021 01:22 PM Dkt. 3 ODAC

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RICKY R. KUSUMOTO, also known as Ricky R.S. Kusumoto, Respondent/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1DCW-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins JJ.)

Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee State of Hawai‘i’s application for writ of certiorari, filed on May 20, 2021, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, June 28, 2021.

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