Minns, Jr. v. Montalbano
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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 _____________________________________________________________________________________
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. _____________________________________________________________________________________
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
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