State v. Matsuda

A jury found defendant Naoto Matsuda (Defendant) guilty of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor (DUI) in violation of Hawai‘i Revised Statutes § 291—4(a) (1985). On appeal, Defendant contends that the trial court erred in admitting his breath test result into evidence because the State of Hawai‘i (State) failed to adequately show that the particular intoxilyzer model 401 IAS (Intoxilyzer), the breath testing instrument that was utilized, was operating accurately. We disagree and affirm.

I

After Defendant was arrested for DUI on May 9, 1990, and transported to the police station,…