Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 31-OCT-2023 03:18 PM Dkt. 5 ODAC

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

STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JOSHUA PARTRIDGE, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 2DTC-21-601509) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna and Eddins, JJ., and Circuit Judges Castagnetti and Wong, assigned by reason of vacancies) Petitioner Joshua Partridge’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on September 25, 2023, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, October 31, 2023.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Jeannette H. Castagnetti /s/ Paul B.K. Wong