Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
25-AUG-2020
01:06 PM
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
KRISTOPHER KEALOHA, Petitioner,
vs.
THE HONORABLE FA#AUUGA TO#OTO#O, Judge of the Circuit Court of the
First Circuit, State of Hawai#i, Respondent Judge,
and
STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CR. NOS. 1CPC-XX-XXXXXXX and 1CPC-XX-XXXXXXX)
ORDER DENYING AMENDED PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, and Wilson, JJ.,
and Circuit Judge Nakasone, assigned by reason of vacancy)
Upon consideration of petitioner Kristopher Kealoha’s
amended petition for writ of mandamus, filed on August 3, 2020,
and the record, it appears that petitioner fails to demonstrate
that he has a clear and indisputable right to relief from this
court or that he lacks alternative means to seek relief.
Petitioner, therefore, is not entitled to an extraordinary writ.
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).
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the amended petition for writ
of mandamus is denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, August 25, 2020.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
/s/ Karen T. Nakasone
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