                                                          Electronically Filed
                                                          Supreme Court
                                                          SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX
                                                          01-OCT-2018
                            SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX
                                                          10:09 AM
          IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII
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         STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee,

                                  vs.

   KRISTEN NICOLE AKEMI HIGA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.
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         CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
            (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1DTA-16-03508)

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

          Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Kristen Nicole Akemi
Higa’s application for writ of certiorari filed on August 20,
2018, is hereby rejected.
          DATED:   Honolulu, Hawaii, October 1, 2018.

                                 /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

                                 /s/ Paula A. Nakayama

                                 /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

                                 /s/ Richard W. Pollack

                                 /s/ Michael D. Wilson
