State v. Kanakanui

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 12-JAN-2026 07:49 AM Dkt. 12 ODAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. KAWIKA KANAKANUI, Respondent/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1CPC-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Tonaki, assigned by reason of vacancy) Petitioner’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on December 4, 2025, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, January 12, 2026.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ John M. Tonaki