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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 14-SEP-2026 02:28 PM Dkt. 16 ODAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI MICHAEL W. HALE, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. LLOYD’S, LONDON, et al. Respondents/Defendants-Appellees. (CASE NO. 3CC191000143) ----------------------------------- MICHAEL W. HALE, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. LLOYD’S OF LONDON, et al., Respondents/Defendants-Appellees. (CASE NO. 3CCV-XX-XXXXXXX) ----------------------------------- GREGORY C. DENCKER; CAROL K. DENCKER; AND CHAMPAGNE COVE, LLC, Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants, vs. LLOYD’S OF LONDON, et al., Respondents/Defendants-Appellees. (CASE NO. 3CCV-XX-XXXXXXX) CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NOS. 3CC191000143, 3CCV-XX-XXXXXXX, 3CCV-XX-XXXXXXX (consolidated)) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Devens, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Tonaki, assigned by reason of vacancy) Petitioners/Plaintiffs-Appellants Michael W. Hale, Gregory C. Dencker, Carol K. Dencker, and Champagne Cove, LLC’s application for writ of certiorari filed on July 17, 2026, is rejected. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, September 14, 2026. /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ John M. Tonaki 2