Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 23-APR-2025 10:22 AM Dkt. 25 ODAC

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI _______________________________________________________________ WILLIAM MIDDLETON, Petitioner/Appellant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF HAWAIʻI, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent/Appellee-Appellee. ___________________________________________________________ CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; 3CCV-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Ochiai, in place of Ginoza, J., recused) Petitioner/Appellant-Appellant William Middleton’s application for writ of certiorari, filed on March 21, 2025, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, April 23, 2025. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Dean E. Ochiai