NO. 26725
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I
STATE OF HAWAI`I, Petitioner-Appellee,
vs.
LORNA
ALVAREZ, Respondent-Appellant.
Upon consideration of application for a writ of certiorari filed January 23, 2006, by the petitioner-appellee State of Hawaii, the same is hereby granted.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, January 27, 2006.
1. Considered by: Moon, C.J.,
Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.