State v. Dela Cruz

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 01-APR-2026 01:01 PM Dkt. 18 OGAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I

STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

KAI DELA CRUZ, Respondent/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1CPC-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., Circuit Judge Malinao, in place of Eddins, J., recused, and Circuit Judge Kimura, assigned by reason of vacancy)

Petitioner’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on February 12, 2026, is hereby accepted. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no oral argument will be heard in this case. Any party may, within ten days and pursuant to Rule 34(c) of the Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure, move for retention of oral argument. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, April 1, 2026. /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Clarissa Y. Malinao /s/ Jordon J. Kimura