Brown v. Morikone

Opinion

Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

29-JUL-2025

09:36 AM

Dkt. 8 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

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DAVID S. BROWN and ALESHA CHERIE BROWN, Petitioners, vs.

THE HONORABLE KEVIN T. MORIKONE, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi; and

THE HONORABLE JOHN H. TONAKI, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judges,

and

ONE WEST BANK, FSB; FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION;

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., Respondents.

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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

(CASE NO. 1CC111000941)

ORDER DENYING PETITION

(By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ.)

Upon consideration of the petition for writ of mandamus and/or prohibition, filed June 27, 2025, and the record, Petitioners have not demonstrated a clear and indisputable right to relief nor a lack of alternative means to seek relief. See

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP v. Kim, 153 Hawaiʻi 307, 319, 537 P.3d 1154, 1166 (2023).

It is ordered that the petition is denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, July 29, 2025.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens