State v. Kekuewa

Opinion of the Court by

LIM, J.

Philip Kala Kekuewa, III (Defendant or Kekuewa) appeals the March 22, 2005 judgment of the District Court of the First Circuit (district court) 1 that convicted him of speeding, driving without a license (DWOL) and driving under the influence of an intoxicant (DUI). 2

On appeal, Defendant challenges only his DUI conviction. He attacks the oral accusation, which charged him with DUI “for your second offense.” Defendant contends this was insufficient under State v. Domingues, 106 Hawai'i 480, 107 P.3d 409 (2005) (per curiam), in which the supreme court denominated…