NO. 22367



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII




STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent-Appellee


vs.



BRUCE RIOS, Petitioner-Appellant




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(CR. NO. 98-1518)





ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

(By: Acoba, J. for the court)



Upon consideration of the application for a writ of certiorari filed on October 19, 2000 by Petitioner-Appellant Bruce Rios, the same is hereby granted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, October 23, 2000.

Michael G.M. Ostendorp

for petitioner-appellant

on the writ.