NOS. 26438 and 26602



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I




GAY PORTER, SUMIE ABE as Personal Representative of Motoyoshi
Abe, MARK RODRIGUES, GLENN SANTOS, and DUANE SUGIHARA,
Respondents/Plaintiffs/Counterclaim Defendants/Appellees


vs.


JOSEPH HU, WAYNE WEHR, WILLIAM F. SCHNITZER, MICHELE CLARK,
AMERICAN INSURANCE AGENCY, and SERVCO PACIFIC, INC.,
Petitioners/Defendants/Counterclaimants/Appellants





CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CIV. NO. 01-1-0490)




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

Petitioners/Defendants/Counterclaimants/Appellants Joseph Hu, Wayne Wehr, William F. Schnitzer, Michele Clark, American Insurance Agency, and Servco Pacific, Inc.'s application for a writ of certiorari, filed on January 22, 2008, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, March 3, 2008.



Margery Bronster and
Rex Yoshio Fujichaku
(Bronster & Hoshibata)
and Peter Van Name Esser
for petitioners/defendants/
counterclaimants/appellants
on the application




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