In re: Elden Pauline

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: May 22, 2025
• Docket: SCPW-25-0000348
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 22-MAY-2025 07:55 AM Dkt. 7 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________

IN RE ELDEN PAULINE ________________________________________________________________

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 1CPN-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER DENYING PETITION (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ.)

Upon consideration of the letter filed April 15, 2025,

which we construe as a petition for writ of mandamus, the motion

filed on May 19, 2025, and the record, an extraordinary writ is

unwarranted because Petitioner has 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.

It is further ordered that the motion is denied without

prejudice to Petitioner seeking relief in the circuit court

through counsel, as appropriate. The appellate clerk shall serve Petitioner’s counsel, Daniel Kawamoto, Esq., with a copy

of the petition, motion, and this order.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, May 22, 2025.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens