Title: In re: A. O.

State: hawaii

Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court

Document:

SCWC-22-0000054 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I IN THE INTEREST OF A.O. CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-22-0000054; FC-S 18-0054) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, and Eddins, JJ., Circuit Judge Crabtree and Circuit Judge Johnson, assigned by reason of vacancies) Petitioner/Father-Appellant’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on May 8, 2023, is hereby rejected. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, July 5, 2023. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Jeffrey P. Crabtree /s/ Ronald G. Johnson Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-22-0000054 05-JUL-2023 03:41 PM Dkt. 11 ODAC 2 STATEMENT OF CIRCUIT JUDGE CRABTREE I respectfully note that the termination of Father’s paternal rights is entirely separate from the issue of whether A.O. can be placed with Father’s family in California, as recognized by the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) and the Department of Human Services. (See note 9 of the ICA’s Summary Disposition Order.) DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, July 5, 2023. /s/ Jeffrey P. Crabtree