Carvalho v. Ochiai

CourtHawaii Supreme Court
DecidedAugust 12, 2025
DocketSCPW-25-0000168
StatusPublished

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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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