Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 07-NOV-2023 11:28 AM Dkt. 5 ODAC

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. PAUL H. STERN, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 3DTC-19-053119) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, JJ., Circuit Judge Park and Circuit Judge Kawashima, assigned by reason of vacancies) Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Paul H. Stern’s Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on September 22, 2023, is rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, November 7, 2023.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Shanlyn A.S. Park /s/ James S. Kawashima