Carter v. Honolulu Police Department

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 20-JAN-2026 09:51 AM Dkt. 39 ODSMR

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 DISMISSING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION (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) On January 15, 2026, a “Notice of Appeal” from this court’s December 30, 2025 order rejecting the applications for writ of certiorari was filed. We construe Petitioner’s “Notice of Appeal” as a motion for reconsideration of this court’s December 30, 2025 order rejecting the applications for writ of certiorari and dismiss the motion. See Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 40.1(h) (2023) (“Neither acceptance nor rejection of an application for a writ of certiorari shall be subject to a motion for reconsideration in the supreme court.

The rejection of an application for certiorari shall be final.”).

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, January 20, 2026.

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