Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-16-0000002 SCWC-16-0000002 08-JAN-2018 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII 02:15 PM ________________________________________________________________

LOWELL S. D. KIM, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. HENRY SOON TAI KIM; ALICE H. S. KIM, HEIRS OF LYDIA OK SOON KIM; KATHERINE SOONIE KIM MINN; MARK K. KOGA TRUST; ARNEE L. KOGA TRUST; CLIFFORD T. SASANO; ALISON M. SASANO TRUST; CLIFFORD Y. SASANO TRUST; JODI-ANN Y. ITO; WAYNE B. KATO TRUST; SACHIKO MURAKAWA TRUST & SACHIKO MURANAKA, ISHIDA FAMILY TRUST, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees, and ALL OTHER PERSONS OR CORPORATIONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN, ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFF’S OWNERSHIP AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, Defendants. ________________________________________________________________

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-16-0000002; CIV. NO. 15-1-0460)

ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant Lowell S. D. Kim’s application for writ of certiorari filed on December 6, 2017, is hereby rejected. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, January 8, 2018.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson