Gonsalves v. Kawamura

Opinion

Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

28-JAN-2025

01:29 PM

Dkt. 11 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

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CELESTE M. GONSALVES, Petitioner, vs.

THE HONORABLE SHIRLEY M. KAWAMURA, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge.

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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

(CASE NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Cahill in place of Ginoza, J., recused)

Upon consideration of the petition for writ of mandamus filed September 23, 2024, and the record, Petitioner has not demonstrated a clear and indisputable right to relief nor a lack of alternative means to seek relief. 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, Hawaiʻi, January 28, 2025.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens

/s/ Peter T. Cahill