Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 23-SEP-2024 08:56 AM SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX Dkt. 7 ODAC

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

DENNIS T. IHARA, Petitioner/Claimant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant/Appellant,

vs.

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, Respondent/Employer-Appellant-Cross-Appellee/Appellee,

and

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, Respondent/Adjuster-Appellant-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. AB 2008-266(S); (2-07-40277))

ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Morikawa, in place of Ginoza, J., recused)

Petitioner’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on August 12, 2024, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, September 23, 2024. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. Mckenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Trish K. Morikawa