State v. Navas

RAMIL, Justice.

We granted a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) in State v. Navas, 81 Hawaii 29, 911 P.2d 1101 (App.1995) [hereinafter Navas /], specifically to address the proper standard of review to apply when reviewing a magistrate’s 1 determination of probable cause to issue a search warrant.

I. FACTS

The following are the facts as provided in Navas I.

On October 7, 1991, the Narcotics Division of the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) received a tip from an anonymous caller that Edward, who lived at 151 Circle Drive, Wahiáwá, and worked as a…