Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 30-DEC-2025 08:10 AM Dkt. 35 ODAC

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI _______________________________________________________________ SAMUEL CARTER, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT, CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU; CHIEF OF POLICE; WINSTON HALE; JUSTIN GONSALVES; JORDAN REGO; KENRIC PAI; and FLORAND BLANCO, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees. _______________________________________________________________ CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Ashford, in place of Devens, J., recused, and Circuit Judge Medeiros, assigned by reason of vacancy) Petitioner’s applications for writ of certiorari, filed on November 14 and December 11, 2025, are hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, December 30, 2025.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ James H. Ashford /s/ Dyan M. Medeiros