NO. 25481


IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I



DONALD ROBERT KENNEDY, JR., Petitioner-Plaintiff-Appellee


vs.


SHERYL MARIE CHING, Respondent-Defendant-Appellant



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(FC-D NO. 97-185K)





ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
(By: Duffy, J. for the court (1))

Petitioner-Plaintiff-Appellee's application for writ of certiorari filed on November 29, 2004, is hereby granted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, December 6, 2004.


Charles T. Kleintop
and Dyan M. Medeiros
for petitioner-plaintiff-
appellee on the writ



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