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NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAIʻI REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX 23-SEP-2026 08:14 AM Dkt. 12 ODSD NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI E.L., Petitioner-Appellee, v. J.H., Respondent-Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE FAMILY COURT OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT (CASE NO. 3PP141000038) ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL (By: Nakasone, Chief Judge, Wadsworth and McCullen, JJ.) Upon review of the record, it appears that: (1) On February 5, 2026, self-represented Respondent- Appellant J.H. filed the notice of appeal in this case; (2) On February 18, 2026, the family court clerk notified J.H. that J.H.'s request to proceed in forma pauperis was denied and the filing fees needed to be paid, and cautioned J.H. that failure to pay the fees may result in the appeal being dismissed; (3) The record on appeal was due on or before April 6, 2026, see Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure (HRAP) NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAIʻI REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER Rule 11(b)(1), but was not filed because J.H. failed to pay the filing fees or obtain a fee waiver; (4) On May 14, 2026, the appellate clerk entered a default of the record on appeal; (5) On June 29, 2026, the court entered an order granting a June 8, 2026 motion by J.H. seeking relief from default of the record on appeal and additional time to pay the filing fees for this appeal; (6) The June 29, 2026 order extended the deadline for J.H. to pay the filing fees in this appeal to July 29, 2026, and cautioned that failure to comply with the order may result in dismissal of this appeal; and (7) J.H. has not taken any further action in this appeal. An appeal may be dismissed where the record on appeal has not been prepared because the appellant failed to pay the required fees or obtain an order allowing the appellant to proceed in forma pauperis. HRAP Rule 11(b)(2), (c)(2). Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, September 23, 2026. /s/ Karen T. Nakasone Chief Judge /s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth Associate Judge /s/ Sonja M.P. McCullen Associate Judge 2