Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
01-DEC-2023
12:48 PM
Dkt. 17 ORD
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
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IN RE KAIPOLANI ELIZABETH IAEA
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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
ORDER
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Eddins, J., Circuit Judge Cahill, in place of
McKenna, J., recused, Circuit Judge Kawamura and Circuit Judge
Remigio, assigned by reason of vacancies)
Upon consideration of the submissions from Petitioner
Kaipolani Elizabeth Iaea, filed with this court on October 23,
2023 as a petition for a writ of mandamus, and the record, we
conclude the Petitioner failed to establish a clear and
indisputable right to the relief requested, and a lack of other
means to redress adequately the alleged wrong or obtain the
requested action. See Kema v. Gaddis, 91 Hawaiʻi 200, 204–05,
982 P.2d 334, 338–39 (1999).
It is ordered:
1. The petition is denied.
2. With respect to the sealed court filings at Docket 1,
Docket 2, and Docket 8, the appellate clerk shall file a
redacted version of these documents on the public record by
redacting the “Personal Information” including the social
security numbers and dates of birth in conformance with the
definition of “Personal Information” in Rule 2.19 of the Hawaiʻi
Court Records Rules. In addition, the appellate clerk shall
redact the copies of the letters from the Social Security
Administration, the Petitioner’s social security card, and the
Petitioner’s driver license, on the basis that the Petitioner’s
personal information is identified on these records. We also
find that Docket 1, page 2, paragraph 5 include reference to the
petitioner’s health and medical information, and to protect the
confidentiality of this information the first four-words and
date identified immediately after the paragraph 5 designation
shall be redacted. See, e.g., Pac. Radiation Oncology, LLC v.
Queen’s Med. Ctr., 138 Hawaiʻi 14, 19, 375 P.3d 1252, 1257 (2016)
(discussing the constitutional right to privacy).
The clerk shall file the redacted versions of Docket 1,
Docket 2, and Docket 8 on the record in this case as new
filings, and for the reasons stated above Docket 1, Docket 2,
and Docket 8 shall remain sealed. Any individual may file a
motion objecting to the sealing of these documents.
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3. The appellate clerk shall process the petition without
payment of the filing fee, and the filing fees collected in this
proceeding shall be refunded.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, December 1, 2023.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
/s/ Peter T. Cahill
/s/ Shirley M. Kawamura
/s/ Catherine H. Remigio
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