Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 14-FEB-2023 12:55 PM Dkt. 9 ODAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RYAN BENEDICTO, also known as Ryan James Benedicto, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CR. NO. 1CPC-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, and Wilson, JJ., and Circuit Judge Toʻotoʻo, in place of Eddins, J., recused) Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on January 3, 2023, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, February 14, 2023.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Michael D. Wilson /s/ Faʻauuga Toʻotoʻo