Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 02-OCT-2025 08:10 AM SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX Dkt. 38 ODAC IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

A.C., Individually and as Guardian Prochein Ami for JANE DOE, a Minor, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Defendant/Cross-claimant/ Cross-claim Defendant-Appellee, and N.P. Respondent/Defendant/Cross-claim Defendant/ Cross-claimant-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 5CC181000124) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Tonaki, in place of Recktenwald, C.J., recused) Petitioner’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on August 5, 2025, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, October 2, 2025. /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ John M. Tonaki