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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 27-OCT-2026 11:30 AM Dkt. 5 ODAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. JASON KAPENA WOOD, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee. CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 3CPC-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Devens, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Char, assigned by reason of vacancy) Petitioner’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on August 30, 2026, is rejected. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, October 27, 2026. /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Stephanie R. Char