Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 24-SEP-2025 01:22 PM SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX Dkt. 11 ODAC IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I

STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. STEPHEN BROWN, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1CPC-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ, and Circuit Judge Cataldo, in place of Recktenwald, C.J., recused) Petitioner Stephen Brown’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on August 11, 2025, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, September 24, 2025.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Lisa W. Cataldo