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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 23-SEP-2026 08:42 AM SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX Dkt. 13 ODAC IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI NAVATEK CAPITAL INC., individually and derivatively on behalf of Nominal Defendant PACMAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC, fka MARTIN DEFENSE GROUP, LLC, fka NAVATEK LLC, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MARTIN KAO, Petitioner/Defendant-Crossclaim Defendant-Appellant, and PACMAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC, fka MARTIN DEFENSE GROUP, LLC, fka NAVATEK LLC, Respondent/Nominal Defendant-Crossclaimant-Appellee. CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Somerville, in place of Devens, C.J., recused, and Circuit Judge Morikawa, assigned by reason of vacancy) Petitioner/Defendant-Crossclaim Defendant-Appellant Martin Kao’s application for writ of certiorari filed on July 27, 2026, is rejected. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, September 23, 2026. /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Rowena A. Somerville /s/ Trish K. Morikawa