Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 17-JUN-2022 09:09 AM Dkt. 13 ODAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI STATE OF HAWAIʻI, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Respondent/Employer/Appellant-Appellee, vs. RONALD N. NAUMU, Petitioner/Employee/Appellee-Appellant, and MERIT APPEALS BOARD, Respondent/Agency/Appellee-Appellee. CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CIVIL NO. 15-1-2432-12) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.) Petitioner/Employee/Appellee-Appellant Ronald N. Naumu’s Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on April 18, 2022, is rejected. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, June 17, 2022. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Michael D. Wilson /s/ Todd W. Eddins