                                                         Electronically Filed
                                                         Supreme Court
                                                         SCWC-16-0000571
                                                         27-FEB-2018
                                                         09:35 AM
                          SCWC-16-0000571

          IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII
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         STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee,

                                 vs.

       DEAN VICTOR MATUU, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.
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         CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
               (CAAP-16-0000571; CR. NO. 15-1-0128)

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

     Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Dean Victor Matuu’s
application for writ of certiorari filed on January 16, 2018, 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 Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure, move for
retention of oral argument.
          DATED:   Honolulu, Hawaii, February 27, 2018.

                                /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

                                /s/ Paula A. Nakayama

                                /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

                                /s/ Richard W. Pollack

                                /s/ Michael D. Wilson
