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NO. 2962l & 29909
IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
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CHEN HUA HSO KONA, befendant-Appellant
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
HONOLULU DIVISION
(CRIMINAL CASE NO. lPlO7~2095l)
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NO. 29909
sTATE oF HAwA1‘I, plaintiff-Appe1lee,
v.
ON MUK CABRAL, Defendant-Appellant
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
HONOLULU DIVISION
(CRIMINAL CASE NO. lPlO7-20948)
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
C.J., Foley and Reifurth, JJ.)
Defendants-Appellants Chen
In this consolidated appeal,
(Kona) and On Muk Cabral (Cabral) appeal from the
(Judgments)
Hua Hso Kona
respective notices of entry of judgment and/or orders
2009 in the District Court of the First
(By: Nakamura,
filed on January 7,
Circuit, Honolulu Division (district court).y
Kona and Cabral were convicted of Prostitution, in
(l993). Kona
violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes § 712-l200(l)
2009, which was docketed
filed a notice of appeal on February 9,
as appeal no. 2962l. Cabral filed a notice of appeal on June 26,
which was docketed as appeal no. 29909. The parties
and an order of
2009,
stipulated to consolidation of the two appeals,
2009.
(l) there was
consolidation was issued on July l4,
(2)
On appeal, Kona and Cabral contend that
insufficient evidence to convict them of prostitution and
The Honorable Lono Lee presided.
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they did not knowingly and intelligently waive their right to
testify because the district court failed to conduct an adequate
colloquy required by State v. Tachibana, 79 HawaiU.226, 900 P.2d
1293 (1995).
Upon careful review of the record and the briefs
submitted by the parties and having given due consideration to
the arguments advanced and the issues raised by the parties, we
resolve Kona's and Cabral's points of error as follows:
There was insufficient evidence to convict Kona or
Cabral of prostitution. See State v. Xiao, No. 28370, 2010 WL
2l06494 (Haw. May 25, 20l0). Because there was insufficient
evidence to convict, we need not address the remaining point of
error.
Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Judgments filed on
January 7, 2009 in the District Court of the First Circuit,
Honolulu Division, are reversed.
DATED: Honolulu, HawaFi, June 29, 20l0.
On the briefs: jj 'é{
James S. Tabe, Chief Judge
Deputy Public Defender,
for Defendant-Appellant ~ ¢E)
Chen Hua Hso Kona '
Associate Judge
Marcus B. Sierra €2L}~
(Law Offices of Paul J. ;j%lJAlX\LL(X\ \u“”¥€;-
Cunney) for Defendant~ Associate Judge
Appellant On Muk Cabral
James M. Andersonj
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney,
City & County of Honolulu,
for Plaintiff-Appellee.