NO. 26771



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I




STATE OF HAWAI`I, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee,



vs.



RODNEY A. HERBERT, Respondent/Defendant-Appellant.




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 01-1-0357)





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

Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee State of Hawaii's application for writ of certiorari, filed ex-officio on October 26, 2006, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, November 14, 2006.


Arleen Y. Watanabe,
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney,
County of Maui, for
petitioner/plaintiff-
appellee on the application




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