Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-13-0000637
28-JUN-2013
08:59 AM
SCPW-13-0000637
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
GERALD VILLANUEVA, Petitioner,
vs.
STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ.)
Upon consideration of petitioner Gerald Villanueva’s
“Declaration of Independence of 1776 Oath of Allegiance to the
Republic of Hawai[#]i”, which was filed on May 3, 2013, and which
we review as a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the
supporting documents and the record, it appears that habeas
corpus relief is available to petitioner in the circuit court and
petitioner presents no special reason for the supreme court to
invoke its original jurisdiction at this time. See Oili v.
Chang, 57 Haw. 411, 412, 557 P.2d 787, 788 (1976). Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the clerk of the appellate court
shall process the petition for a writ of habeas corpus without
payment of the filing fee.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the petition for a writ of
habeas corpus is denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, June 28, 2013.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack