NO. 28251




IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I





ESTHER R. DeCAMBRA, Individually and as
Special Administrator of the Estates of
Carla Jean Russell, deceased, and
Rachel Elma DeCambra, deceased,
Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee

vs.

TETSUYA YAMADA, a.k.a.
"GRIZZLY" YAMADA,
Respondent/Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant

and


THE ESTATE OF REGINA PUANANI HAILI,
Defendant-Appellee




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CIV. NO. 96-556)





ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
(By: Levinson, J., for the court,
and Acoba, J., dissenting, with whom Duffy J., joins (1))

The Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on July 30, 2008 by Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee Esther R. DeCambra, Individually, and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Carla Jean Russell, deceased, and Rachel Elma DeCambra, deceased, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, September 10, 2008.



Kris A. LaGuire and
Valta A. Cook for
petitioner/plaintiff-
appellant/cross-
appellee, on
the application.

Tetsuya Yamada,
respondent/defendant-
appellee/cross-
appellant, pro se, in
opposition.




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