Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 15-SEP-2025 10:44 AM Dkt. 21 ODAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JAMES PU, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 2CPC-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Johnson, in place of Recktenwald, C.J., recused) Petitioner James Pu’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on July 21, 2025, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, September 15, 2025.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Ronald G. Johnson