Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 04-SEP-2024 08:39 AM Dkt. 32 ODAC

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, by its Attorney General, Respondent and Petitioner/Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant-Appellee, vs. DON HOWARD WILLIAMS, JR., TRUSTEE OF THE WILLIAMS OPPORTUNITY TRUST, Petitioner and Respondent/Defendant-Counterclaimant-Appellant, and AMERUS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, an Iowa corporation, Respondent/Defendant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 2CC131000724) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ.)

Petitioner Don Howard Williams, Jr., Trustee of the Williams Opportunity Trust’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on July 8, 2024, and Petitioner State of Hawaiʻi’s Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on July 8, 2024, are hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, September 4, 2024.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. Mckenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens