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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 01-SEP-2026 08:10 AM Dkt. 11 OGAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MIGUEL ALFREDO AQUINO-MARTINEZ, also known as MIGUEL AQUINO-MARTINEZ, also known as MIGUEL AQUINO, also known as “Fernando from Badoo,” Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 2CPC-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Devens, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Souza, assigned by reason of vacancy) Pursuant to this court’s discretion set forth in Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes § 602-59(a), Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Miguel Alfredo Aquino-Martinez, also known as Miguel Aquino- Martinez, also known as Miguel Aquino, also known as “Fernando from Badoo”’s application for writ of certiorari filed on July 3, 2026, is accepted. It is further ordered, that no oral argument will be heard in this case. Any party may, within ten days and pursuant to Rule 34(c) of the Hawai‘i Rules of Appellate Procedure, move for retention of oral argument. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, September 1, 2026. /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Kevin A.K. Souza 2