                                                         Electronically Filed
                                                         Supreme Court
                                                         SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX
                                                         16-APR-2020
                          SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX
                                                         09:55 AM
          IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
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         STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee,

                                 vs.

   KENTARU KRISTOPHER STONE, also known as KENTARO K. STONE,
                 Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.
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         CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
                 (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; 1PC161000543)

       ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
 (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

     Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Kentaru Kristopher Stone’s,
also known as Kentaro K. Stone, application for writ of
certiorari filed on March 5, 2020, is hereby accepted.
     IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that no oral argument will be heard
in this case.   Any party may, within ten days and pursuant to
Rule 34(c) of the Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure, move for
retention of oral argument.
     DATED:   Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, April 16, 2020.

                                /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

                                /s/ Paula A. Nakayama

                                /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

                                /s/ Richard W. Pollack

                                /s/ Michael D. Wilson
