Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 07-JUN-2022 10:09 AM Dkt. 3 ODAC

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

STATE OF HAWAII, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. GILBERT BALAI, SR., Respondent/Defendant-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 5CPC-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.)

Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on April 27, 2022, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, June 7, 2022.

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