Korda v. Watanabe

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 06-FEB-2026 08:07 AM Dkt. 15 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________

VICTORIA R. KORDA, Petitioner,

v.

THE HONORABLE KATHLEEN N.A. WATANABE, Judge of the Circuit Court, Fifth Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge,

and

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent. ________________________________________________________________

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NOS. 5CPC-XX-XXXXXXX; 5CPC-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS WITHOUT PREJUDICE (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Toʻotoʻo, assigned by reason of vacancy)

Petitioner filed a petition for writ of mandamus on June 5,

2025. Petitioner filed other documents after June 5, 2025.

Upon review of these documents, it is difficult to discern the

relief sought in this original proceeding. Additionally, the

last document was filed on July 16, 2025, and appears to seek dismissal of this case. Petitioner has not filed any other

documents since the July 16, 2025 document.

It is ordered that the petition is dismissed without

prejudice to refiling, if necessary. The clerk shall process

the petition without payment of the filing fees.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, February 6, 2026.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens

/s/ Faʻauuga L. Toʻotoʻo