NO. 23570





IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII





ASSOCIATES FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY OF

HAWAII, INC., a Hawaii corporation, Plaintiff-Petitioner



vs.



RICHARD MEEK CRABBE; DIAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.;

MILILANI TOWN ASSOCIATION; CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT

AGENCY, STATE OF HAWAII; JOHN DOES 1-10; JANE DOES 1-10;

DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-10; DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10; and

DOE GOVERNMENTAL UNITS 1-10, Defendants-Respondents





FIRST CIRCUIT COURT

(CIV. NO. 97-3300-08)





ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION

(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil, JJ., and

Circuit Court Judge Marks, in place of Acoba, J., Recused





Upon consideration of Petitioner Associates Financial Services Company of Hawaii, Inc.'s motion for reconsideration of order denying petition for writ of mandamus, the papers in support, and the records and files herein,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion for reconsideration is denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, August 23, 2000.



Robert E. Chapman, Steven

T. Iwamura, and Mary Martin

(Of Stanton Clay Chapman

Crumpton & Iwamura), for the

plaintiff-petitioner Associate

Financial Services Company of

Hawaii, Inc., on the motion