Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 17-OCT-2025 08:21 AM Dkt. 11 ODAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‫ދ‬I 1 OAK VENTURES STEP FUND LLC, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BRETT CHRISTIANSEN, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant, and ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC; U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CMLTI ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-AMC3; DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION-STATE OF HAWAI‫ދ‬I; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY- INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Respondents. CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 2CCV-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Nakamoto, assigned by reason of vacancy) Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Brett Christiansen’s application for writ of certiorari filed on September 8, 2025, is rejected. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‫ދ‬i, October 17, 2025. /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Henry T. Nakamoto 2