NO. 25562



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I




BETSILL BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, INC.,
Plaintiff-Appellee-Respondent,



vs.



JAMES AKAHI, ALSO KNOWN AS "MAJESTY AKAHI NUI," ALSO KNOWN AS
"TRUSTEE OF THE KINGDOM OF HAWAII NATION MINISTRY TRUST FOR THE
KINGDOM OF HAWAII,"
Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner



vs.



ROBERT ROGGASCH; JOHN SHORTRIDGE; SHINEI SHOKAI CO., LTD.; FIRST
AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.; JOHN DOES 1-100; AND JANE
DOES 1-100,
Defendants.



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CIVIL NO. 02-1-0394(3))



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

Upon consideration of the application for a writ of certiorari filed on July 29, 2004, by the defendant-appellee-petitioner James Akahi, the same is hereby denied.

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


James Akahi,
defendant-appellee-
petitioner pro se
on the application


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