Carvalho v. Ochiai
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Opinion
Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 12-AUG-2025 08:16 AM Dkt. 10 ODDP
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________
JAMES C. CARVALHO; APRIL T. CARVALHO; and IKAIKA BUILDERS, INC., Petitioners,
vs.
THE HONORABLE DEAN E. OCHIAI, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge,
and
MICHAEL MATTHEWS, Respondent. ________________________________________________________________
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX)
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION WITHOUT PREJUDICE (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ.)
Upon consideration of the petition for writ of prohibition
filed March 14, 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); see also Hawaiʻi Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 8(a) (2010); Kelepolo v. Fernandez, 148 Hawaiʻi 182, 468 P.3d 196
(2020).
It is ordered that the petition is denied without
prejudice. Petitioners may refile the petition for
extraordinary writ, as appropriate.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, August 12, 2025.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza
/s/ Vladimir P. Devens
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