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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 02-OCT-2026 01:31 PM SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX Dkt. 18 OGAC IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I State of Hawai‘i, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. Oscar Kanoa, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1CPC-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Ashford, assigned in place of Devens, C.J., recused, and Judge Kawashima, assigned by reason of vacancy) Pursuant to this court’s discretion set forth in Hawai‘i Revised Statutes § 602-59(a), Petitioner Oscar Kanoa’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on August 7, 2026, is hereby accepted and will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, October 2, 2026. /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ James H. Ashford /s/ James S. Kawashima