NO. 25689


IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I




STATE OF HAWAI`I, Respondent-Plaintiff-Appellee,


vs.


SAPATUMOEESE MALUIA, Petitioner-Defendant-Appellant.



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 00-1-2154)





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

Petitioner-Defendant-Appellant's application for writ of certiorari filed on December 29, 2004, is hereby granted.


DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, January 10, 2005.


Joyce K. Matsumori-Hoshijo,
Deputy Public Defender,
for petitioner-defendant-
appellant Sapatumoeese
Maluia, on the writ



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