State v. Kaakimaka

MOON, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff-appellant State of Hawai'i (the prosecution) appeals from the First Circuit Court’s order dismissing the charge of conspiracy to commit murder in the second degree against defendants-appellees Blaine Kaakimaka, Audwin Awohi, and Darren Da-cosin (collectively, the defendants 1 ). On appeal, the prosecution alleges that the circuit court erroneously determined that (1) the statutory scheme under which the defendants were charged was unconstitutionally vague and (2) the indictment was untimely.

For the reasons set forth below, we hold that: (1) the statutory scheme…