NO. 28736



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I




RICHARD BLAISDELL,
Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant

vs.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY,
Respondent/Defendant-Appellee





CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CIV. NO. 04-1-1455)






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

Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant Richard Blaisdell's application for writ of certiorari, filed on August 25, 2008, is accepted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, October 7, 2008.


Richard Blaisdell,
petitioner/plaintiff-
appellant, pro se, on
the application.

Donna H. Kalama and
Caron M. Inagaki,
Deputy Attorneys General,
for respondent/defendant-
appellee Department of
Public Safety, in
opposition.




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