NO. 27237




IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I




IRENE KATO AND RALPH KATO, Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants,

vs.


FREDERICK FUNARI, Respondent/Defendant-Appellee,


and


JOHN DOES 1-10; JANE DOES 1-10; DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10;
DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-10; DOE NON-PROFIT ENTITIES 1-10; and
DOE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES 1-10, Defendants.






CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CIV. NO. 03-1-0215(1))






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

Petitioner/plaintiff-appellant Irene Kato's application for writ of certiorari, filed March 19, 2008, is accepted and will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, April 22, 2008.


Ian L. Mattoch and Stuart
M. Kodish, for petitioner/
plaintiff-appellant Irene Kato



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