NO. 23050





IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII




STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent-Appellee,


vs.



KAREN WARD, Petitioner-Appellant.




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(FC-CR NO. 99-0525)



ORDER DENYING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

(By: Moon, C.J., for the court (1))





Petitioner-appellant Karen Ward's application for writ of certiorari, filed February 5, 2001, is denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, Feburary 14, 2001.







Birney B. Bervar (of Lyons,

Brandt, Cook & Hiramatsu),

for petitioner-appellant

Karen Ward, on the writ





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