Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 13-FEB-2025 02:45 PM Dkt. 7 ODAC

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

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. PUNOHU NALIMU KEKAUALUA, III, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

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

Petitioner’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on December 30, 2024, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, February 13, 2025.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens