In re: Kenny

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 24-JUL-2026 11:30 AM Dkt. 13 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________

IN RE STEPHEN RICHARD KENNY _______________________________________________________________

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

ORDER DENYING PETITION (By: Devens, C.J., Eddins, and Ginoza, JJ., and Circuit Judge Ashford, in place of McKenna, J., recused, and Circuit Judge Char, assigned by reason of vacancy)

Upon consideration of the petition for writ of mandamus and

habeas corpus, filed June 4, 2026, and the record, Petitioner

has not demonstrated a clear and indisputable right to relief.

An extraordinary writ is unwarranted. See Womble Bond Dickinson

(US) LLP v. Kim, 153 Hawaiʻi 307, 319, 537 P.3d 1154, 1166

(2023). It is ordered:

1. The petition is denied. See Haw. Const. art. VI, § 2

(authorizing the chief justice to assign a judge of the

intermediate appellate court or a circuit court to serve

temporarily on the supreme court). See also Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes § 660-3 (2016) (providing the basis for when the

supreme court may issue writs of habeas corpus); and

2. The filing fee is waived.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, July 24, 2026.

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ James H. Ashford

/s/ Stephanie R.S. Char