State v. Kalaola

*46Opinion of the Court by

RECKTENWALD, J.

Petitioner/Defendanh-Appellant Jason Kel-iikoaikaika Kalaola was charged with one count of failure to disperse in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 711-1102 (1993),1 following an incident at Aloha Tower Marketplace (ATM) in which police were called to respond to an unruly crowd. At trial, the State presented evidence concerning Kalaola’s conduct on both the second and first floors of ATM, and argued that Kalao-la’s failure to disperse from either floor was independently sufficient to support a conviction. The jury found Kalaola guilty, and a…