Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-17-0000906
31-JAN-2018
01:19 PM
SCPW-17-0000906
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
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HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT INC., Petitioner,
vs.
HONOLULU CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, Respondent.
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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)
Upon consideration of petitioner Honolulu Civil Beat
Inc.’s petition for writ of mandamus, filed on December 20, 2017,
the documents attached thereto and submitted in support thereof,
and the record, it appears that petitioner fails to demonstrate
that it has a clear and indisputable right to the requested
relief or lacks alternative means to seek relief. See Kema v.
Gaddis, 91 Hawai#i 200, 204, 982 P.2d 334, 338 (1999) (a writ of
mandamus is an extraordinary remedy that will not issue unless
the petitioner demonstrates a clear and indisputable right to
relief and a lack of alternative means to redress adequately the
alleged wrong or obtain the requested action); see also HRS §§
92-5 and 92-6(a)(6)(D). Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for writ of
mandamus is denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, January 31, 2018.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
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