Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
25-SEP-2019
02:00 PM
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
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HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT INC., Petitioner,
vs.
THE HONORABLE JEFFREY P. CRABTREE, Circuit Court Judge of the
First Circuit, State of Hawai#i, Respondent Judge,
and
STATE OF HAWAII ORGANIZATION OF POLICE OFFICERS (SHOPO),
exclusive representative for Bargaining Unit 12, Police; and
CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, Respondents.
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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CIVIL NO. 18-1-0823-05)
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 September 5, 2019,
the documents attached thereto and submitted in support thereof,
and the record, it appears that an appeal is pending in CAAP-19-
0000450. Petitioner may seek relief through the appellate
process, as appropriate. Petitioner, therefore, is not entitled
to the requested writ of mandamus. See Kema v. Gaddis, 91
Hawai#i 200, 204-05, 982 P.2d 334, 338-39 (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; a writ of mandamus
is not intended to supersede the legal discretionary authority of
the trial courts, cure a mere legal error, or serve as a legal
remedy in lieu of normal appellate procedures). Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for writ of
mandamus is denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, September 25, 2019.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
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