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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 02-NOV-2026 01:00 PM Dkt. 38 ODDP SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ MICHAEL ADRIAN KAHALEALA BATES; ANTHONY L. RANKEN; ALEX A. EDRENKIN; and JOHN E. THICKSTUN, Petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE PETER T. CAHILL, Judge of the Circuit Court of the Second Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge, and STATE OF HAWAIʻI, by the Attorney General in capacity as Trustee, Respondent. ________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 2CSP-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER DISMISSING PETITION (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Morikone, in place of Devens, C.J., recused, and Circuit Judge Tomasa, assigned by reason of vacancy) Upon consideration of the petition for writs of mandamus and prohibition, filed June 30, 2026, and the record, it is ordered that the petition is dismissed. See Matter of Maui Fire Cases, No. SCAP-XX-XXXXXXX, 2026 WL 2936776 (Haw. Sep. 30, 2026). It is also ordered that the pending motions are dismissed as moot. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, November 2 2026. /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Kevin T. Morikone /s/ Taryn R. Tomasa 2