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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 28-AUG-2026 10:11 AM Dkt. 13 ODDP SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ IN RE ELDEN PAULINE ________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1CPN-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER DENYING PETITION (By: Devens, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Toʻotoʻo, assigned by reason of vacancy) Upon consideration of the document filed December 22, 2025, which we construe as a petition for extraordinary writ, and the record, Petitioner has not demonstrated a clear and indisputable right to relief, nor a lack of alternative means to obtain the relief sought in this original proceeding. An extraordinary writ is unwarranted. See Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP v. Kim, 153 Hawaiʻi 307, 319, 537 P.3d 1154, 1166 (2023); see also Hawaiʻi Rules of Penal Procedure Rule 40 (eff. 2006). It is ordered that the petition is denied. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, August 28, 2026. /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Faʻauuga L. Toʻotoʻo