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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 04-AUG-2026 10:39 AM Dkt. 17 OGAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ IN THE MATTER OF THE ATHERTON RICHARDS TRUST OF SEPTEMBER 19, 1972. (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX and CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NOS. 1TR141000145 and 1TR181000071) -------------------------------------------- HERBERT M. RICHARDS, III, and PATRICIA K. RICHARDS (aka PATRICIA RICHARDS GILES), Petitioners/Claimants-Appellees, vs. RIKI MAY AMANO, Respondent/Respondent-Appellant, and JOHN RICHARDS and PAMELA KETCHUM, Respondents/Respondents-Appellees. (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1CSP-XX-XXXXXXX) _______________________________________________________________ CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (Devens, C.J., McKenna, and Eddins, JJ., Circuit Judge Malinao, in place of Ginoza, J., recused, and Circuit Judge Bernard Lee, assigned by reason of vacancy) Pursuant to this court’s discretion set forth in Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes § 602-59(a), Petitioners Herbert M. Richards, III and Patricia K. Richards’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on June 12, 2026, is hereby accepted and will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, August 4, 2026. /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Clarissa Y. Malinao /s/ Annalisa M. Bernard Lee 2