State v. Codiamat.

Opinion of the Court by

NAKAYAMA, J.

Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant State of Ha-wai'i (State) asks us to consider whether its complaint against Respondent/Defendant-Appellee Marianne L. Codiamat (Codiamat) provided sufficient notice to Codiamat of the charged offense to meet the constitutional requirements of due process. The State’s complaint charged Codiamat with harassment, in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 711—1106(l)(a) (Supp.2010).1 Before the commencement of trial, the District Court of the First Circuit (district court)2 granted Codiamat’s motion to dismiss the State’s…