Hofelich v. Kim

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: February 21, 2023
• Docket: SCPW-23-0000033
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 21-FEB-2023 10:19 AM Dkt. 9 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________

HOWARD HOFELICH, Petitioner,

vs.

THE HONORABLE ROBERT KIM, Judge of the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge,

and

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, STATE OF HAWAIʻI DCCA, DLNR DENNIS KRUGER, ESQ., ASHFORD AND WRISTON LAW CORPORATION, DAVID KAAPU, ESQ., STEPHEN WHITTAKER ESQ., CARL VINCENTI, JUNG & VASSAR LAW CORPORATION, RONALD IBARRA, DAVID LAWTON, and UNITED STATES COAST GUARD VESSEL DOCUMENTATION CENTER, Respondents. ________________________________________________________________

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (3CCV-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.)

Upon consideration of the petition filed on January

25, 2023, the second petition filed on February 8, 2023, and the

record, Petitioner has not demonstrated a clear and indisputable

right to relief or a lack of alternative means to seek relief. A writ of mandamus is not intended to supersede a circuit court

judge’s discretion or be used in lieu of normal appellate

procedure. An extraordinary writ is not warranted. Kema v.

Gaddis, 91 Hawaiʻi 200, 204-05, 982 P.2d 334, 338-39 (1999).

It is ordered that the petitions are denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, February 21, 2023.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Michael D. Wilson

/s/ Todd W. Eddins