NO. 26525



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I



STATE OF HAWAI`I, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee


vs.


DENISE RIBBEL, Respondent/Defendant-Appellant



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CASE NO. 0883482MM)





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

Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee State of Hawaii's application for a writ of certiorari filed on August 2, 2006, is hereby accepted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, August 22, 2006.




Peter A. Hanano,
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney,
County of Maui for
for petitioner/plaintiff-
appellee on the application



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