NO. 21720



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII




STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent-Appellee


vs.



OLIVER HAANIO, JR., Petitioner-Appellant




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(CR. NO. 97-0987)





ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

(By: Acoba, J. for the court (1))





Upon consideration of the application for a writ of certiorari filed on August 28, 2000 by Petitioner-Appellant Oliver Haanio, Jr., the same is hereby granted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, August 29, 2000.

FOR THE COURT:



Associate Justice

Dwight C. H. Lum

for petitioner-appellant

on the writ.

1. Considered by: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.