Minns, Jr. v. Montalbano

Opinion

Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

18-FEB-2026

02:20 PM

Dkt. 6 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

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CARL ROGER PIʻIALIʻI MINNS, JR., Petitioner.

vs.

THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MONTALBANO, Judge of the Family Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge.

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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

(CASE NO. 1FPA-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Morikone, assigned by reason of vacancy)

Upon consideration of the petition for writ of mandamus, filed September 23, 2025, and the record, Petitioner has not demonstrated a clear and indisputable right to relief, nor a lack of alternative means to seek the relief sought in this original proceeding. 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.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, February 18, 2026.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens

/s/ Kevin T. Morikone