In the Interest of PP

Dissenting Opinion by

NAKAMURA, C.J.

In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, we must consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution. State v. Batson, 73 Haw. 236, 248, 831 P.2d 924, 931 (1992).

The test on appeal is not whether guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt, but whether there was substantial evidence to support the conclusion of the trier of fact. Indeed, even if it could be said in a bench trial that the conviction is against the weight of the evidence, as long as there is substantial evidence to support the requisite findings for conviction, the…