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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 10-AUG-2026 08:29 AM Dkt. 26 ODAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I LAWRENCE FORD, et al., Petitioners/Complainants-Appellants-Appellees, vs. BOARD OF APPEALS, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I, Respondent/Agency-Appellant-Appellee, and JEFF DARROW, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I, Respondent/Appellee-Appellant-Appellee, and RYAN A. NEAL; BEATA M. ZANONE, Respondents/Respondents-Appellees-Appellants. CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 3CCV-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Devens, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Kawamura, assigned by reason of vacancy) Petitioners Lawrence Ford, John Koontz, Don Davis, Phillip Koszarek, William Robert Gage, Jr., and Rebecca S. Gage’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on June 18, 2026, is hereby rejected. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, August 10, 2026. /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Shirley M. Kawamura 2