State v. Pond

Opinion of the Court by

WATANABE, Presiding J.

Following an incident that occurred on December 12, 2005 (the December 12, 2005 incident), Defendant-Appellant Kevin Pond (Pond or Mr. Pond) was charged with, and convicted and sentenced for, Abuse of Family or Household Member in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 709-906 (Supp. 2004) 1 (Count 1) and Interference with Re porting an Emergency or Crime (the Interference offense) in violation of HRS § 710-1010.5 (Supp.2006) 2 (Count 2). Pond now appeals the Judgment entered by the Family Court of the Second Circuit 3 (the family court) on…