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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 29-JUL-2026 01:52 PM Dkt. 13 ODAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI RAYLANI F. LUPTON, Respondent/Petitioner-Appellee, vs. KEITH D. KARDASH, Petitioner/Respondent-Appellant. CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1DSS-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Devens, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Kawashima, assigned by reason of vacancy) Petitioner’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on June 26, 2026, is rejected. It is further ordered that the pending motion is denied. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, July 29, 2026. /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ James S. Kawashima