Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 10-OCT-2025 02:16 PM Dkt. 9 ODAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I

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

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1DTC-22-026436) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Hamman, assigned by reason of vacancy) Petitioner Arthur Ong’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on September 8, 2025, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, October 10, 2025.

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