Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 04-DEC-2025 02:35 PM Dkt. 31 ODAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I

JOHN RAPP, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. THOMAS F. SCHMIDT, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant, and LORINNA J. SCHMIDT, Respondent/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1CC940000903) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Drewyer, assigned by reason of vacancy) Petitioner Thomas F. Schmidt’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on October 15, 2025, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, December 4, 2025. /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Michelle L. Drewyer