Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 01-DEC-2021 08:51 AM IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII Dkt. 9 ODAC HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR DEUTSCHE ALT-A SECURITIES, INC., MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-5, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. ROBERT M. GILLESPIE, JR., Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee, and MERIDIAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.; STATE OF HAWAII - DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; Respondents/Defendants-Appellees. CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CIV. NO. 2CC141000420) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.) Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on October 6, 2021, is hereby rejected. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, December 1, 2021. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Michael D. Wilson /s/ Todd W. Eddins