NO. 27902


IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I



STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Petitioner-Appellant,

vs.

JASON B. RUMBAWA, ROSALINO B. RAMOS, and
ANTHONY BROWN, Respondents-Appellees,

and

MICAH KANAHELE and KEVIN HARRIS, Defendants.





CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 03-1-2501)




ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
(By: Moon, C.J., for the court (1))
Petitioner-appellant State of Hawaii's application for writ of certiorari, filed December 17, 2007, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, January 29, 2008.


James M. Anderson,
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney,
for petitioner-appellant,
on the application

Karen T. Nakasone,
Deputy Public Defender,
for respondent-appellee Ramos,
in opposition

Jeffrey A. Hawk (of Hawk Sing
& Ignacio), for respondent-
appellee Brown, joining Ramos
in opposition

Arthur E. Ross, respondent-
appellee Rumbawa, joining Ramos
in opposition




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