Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 26-NOV-2024 07:59 AM Dkt. 13 ODAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I

SUSAN H. KITSU, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Defendant-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CIVIL NOS. 1CC151001824 and 1CC161001076) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., and Circuit Judges DeWeese, Watanabe, Ashford, and Drewyer, in place of McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., recused) Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant Susan H. Kitsu’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on October 14, 2024, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, November 26, 2024.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Wendy M. DeWeese /s/ Kathleen N.A. Watanabe /s/ James H. Ashford /s/ Michelle L. Drewyer