NO. 23760



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I




KARL LIFTEE, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee


vs.


ALEXENE BOYER, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CIV. NO. 98-3809)





ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
(By: Duffy, J. for the court)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant's application for writ of certiorari filed on January 7, 2005, is hereby granted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, January 14, 2005.



Randall Y. Yamamoto,
Gregory Y.P. Tom, and
Kristine Tsukiyama
for petitioner/defendant-
appellant on the writ