State v. Hironaka

Opinion of the Court by

LEVINSON, J.

The defendant-appellant, Leonard Denichi Hironaka, appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence of the first circuit court, the Honorable Marie N. Milks presiding, finding him guilty of promoting a dangerous drug in the thud degree in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1243 (1993 & Supp.2000).1 Hironaka argues that the circuit court erred in: (1) failing to instruct the jury that (a) “ ‘possession’ means conscious and substantial possession, not a mere involuntary or superficial possession and much more than a passing control, fleeting…