CAAP-24-0000442

Haw. Ct. App.

Jul 10, 2026

STACY A. MERRILL, as Attorney-in Fact for Robert Dean Merrill and Trustee of the Robert Dean Merrill Trust, and Individually; and ANNA C. IZZO, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Betty Jean Merrill, also known as Betty J. Merrill and Betty Merrill, Plaintiffs/Counterclaim Defendants-Appellees, v. BLAISE DE LIMA, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Brian De Lima; SHAWN MARIE MERRILL, Defendants/Counterclaimant-Appellants, and DOES 1-100, Defendants

NO. CAAP-24-0000442

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I

July 10, 2026

NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST‘S HAWAI‘I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT (CIVIL NO. 3CCV-23-0000293)

ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION TO DISMISS APPEAL WITH PREJUDICE

(By: Nakasone, Chief Judge, Leonard and McCullen, JJ.)

Upon consideration of the “Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice of Appeal” (Stipulation), filed on July 7, 2026, and the record, it appears that (1) the appeal has been docketed and the filing fees have been paid; (2) pursuant to Hawai‘i Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 42(b), the parties stipulate to dismiss the appeal with prejudice and bear their own attorneys’ fees and costs associated with this appeal; and (3) the Stipulation has been signed by counsel for all parties appearing in the appeal.

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Stipulation is approved, and the appeal is dismissed with prejudice. The parties shall bear their own attorneys’ fees and costs in this appeal.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, July 10, 2026.

/s/ Karen T. Nakasone

Chief Judge

/s/ Katherine G. Leonard

Associate Judge

/s/ Sonja M.P. McCullen

Associate Judge