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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 11-AUG-2026 11:14 AM Dkt. 15 ODAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ HOPE M. RASMUSSEN and CECILIA F.M. RICHARDSON, Individually and as Co-Trustee of the HOPE M. RASMUSSEN TRUST DATED MAY 4, 2024; WILLIAM RICHARDSON, Respondents/Plaintiffs-Appellees, vs. WILLIAM COWARD, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. _______________________________________________________________ CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1DRC-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Devens, C.J., Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Souza, in place of McKenna, J., recused, and Circuit Judge Cataldo, assigned by reason of vacancy) Petitioner William Coward’s application for writ of certiorari, filed on June 22, 2026, is hereby rejected. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, August 11, 2026. /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Kevin A. Souza /s/ Lisa W. Cataldo