Monet

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 13 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SAM MONET, No. 24-253 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 1:21-cv-00368-LEK-KJM v.

MEMORANDUM*

EDWARD UNDERWOOD, DLNR

Administrator in his individual capacity; GORDON WOOD, Working Group Chairman in his individual capacity; SHARON MORIWAKI, Hawaii State Senator in her individual capacity;

ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF

HAWAII, in her official capacity,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Leslie E. Kobayashi, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 30, 2026**

Before: SCHROEDER, FRIEDLAND, and COLLINS, Circuit Judges.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Appellant Sam Monet appeals pro se from the district court’s entry of

judgment in favor of Defendants-Appellees: Edward…