NO. 27915



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I




DARRELL N. KAPUWAI, Respondent/Claimant-Appellant,

vs.


CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
AND RECREATION, Petitioner/Employer-Appellee, Self-Insured.



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CASE NO. AB 2004-328 (2-01-13437))






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

Petitioner/Employer-Appellee, Self-Insured City and County of Honolulu, Department of Parks and Recreation's application for a writ of certiorari, filed on January 23, 2009, is hereby accepted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, March 3, 2009.


Paul K. Hoshino,
Deputy Corporation Counsel,
for petitioner/employer-
appellee, self-insured
on the application

Herbert R. Takahashi
and Danny J. Vasconcellos
for respondent/claimant-
appellant in opposition



1.     Considered by: Moon, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, Duffy, JJ., and  Circuit Judge Kim, assigned by reason of vacancy.