discussed Cited "see" State v. Taparra Under a plain reading of HRS § 641-16 (1993), 10 an appellate court has the discretion to affirm, reverse, or modify the sentence of a trial court in a criminal case on appeal ‘“as in its opinion the facts and law warrant.’” State v. Toro, 77 Hawai'i 340, 344 , 884 P.2d 403, 407 (App.), cert. denied, 77 Hawai'i 489 , 889 P.2d 66 (1994); see State v. LeVasseur, 1 Haw.App. 19, 30 , 613 P.2d 1328 , cert. denied, 449 U.S. 1018 , 101 S.Ct. 582 , 66 L.Ed.2d 479 (1980), reh’g denied, 449 U.S. 1134 , 101 S.Ct. 958 , 67 L.Ed.2d 122 (1981).