NO. 26503



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I





STATE OF HAWAI`I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee


vs.


EVAN KAKUGAWA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant,


and


JASON YOSHIMURA, BRANDEN KAKUGAWA, DON CABINIAN, and LAMAAR
RICHARDSON, also known as Lamaar Silva, Defendants.




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 01-1-2624)






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

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant's application for a writ of certiorari, filed on May 17, 2006, is hereby granted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, May 25, 2006.



Dwight C.H. Lum,
for petitioner/defendant-
appellant on the writ



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