Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-14-0000567
24-APR-2014
09:53 AM
SCPW-14-0000567
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I
STATE OF HAWAI'I, Respondent,
vs.
ROY ALAN COSTA, Petitioner.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CR. NO. 00-1-0253)
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ., and
Circuit Judge Nakasone, assigned by reason of vacancy)
Upon consideration of petitioner Roy Alan Costa’s
petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed on April 8, 2014, and
the record, it appears that petitioner has alternative means to
seek relief and presents no special reason for this court to
invoke its jurisdiction at this time. See Oili v. Chang, 57 Haw.
411, 412, 557 P.2d 787, 788 (1976) (the supreme court “will not
exercise its original jurisdiction in habeas corpus proceedings
when relief is available in a lower court and no special reason
exists for invoking its jurisdiction”). Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for a writ of
habeas corpus is denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, April 24, 2014.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Karen T. Nakasone