NO. 27992



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I






STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee,


vs.


THOMAS E. KLIE, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.





CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(HPD CR. NO. 06078163)





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

Petitioner/defendant-appellant Thomas E. Klie's application for writ of certiorari, filed on December 4, 2007, is hereby accepted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, December 20, 2007.



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