Waikiki v. Loo

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: May 24, 2016
• Docket: SCPW-16-0000389
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-16-0000389 24-MAY-2016 08:05 AM

SCPW-16-0000389

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

NELSON WAIKIKI, JR., Petitioner,

vs.

THE HONORABLE RHONDA LOO, JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

SECOND CIRCUIT, STATE OF HAWAI'I, Respondent Judge,

and

STATE OF HAWAI'I, Respondent.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

(CR. NO. 13-1-0428)

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Upon consideration of Petitioner Nelson Waikiki Jr.’s petition for writ of mandamus, filed on May 10, 2016, and the record, it appears that petitioner is seeking similar relief in the Intermediate Court of Appeals in CAAP-15-0000415 and fails to demonstrate that he is entitled to extraordinary relief from this court. See Kema v. Gaddis, 91 Hawai'i 200, 204-05, 982 P.2d 334, 338-39 (1999) (a writ of mandamus is an extraordinary remedy that will not issue unless the petitioner demonstrates a clear and indisputable right to relief and a lack of alternative means to redress adequately the alleged wrong or obtain the requested action); Honolulu Advertiser, Inc. v. Takao, 59 Haw. 237, 241, 580 P.2d 58, 62 (1978) (a writ of mandamus is not intended to

supersede the legal discretionary authority of the trial courts,

cure a mere legal error, or serve as a legal remedy in lieu of

normal appellate procedure). Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for writ of

mandamus is denied.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the appellate clerks’

office shall file the petition for a writ of mandamus without

payment of the filing fee.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, May 24, 2016. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack /s/ Michael D. Wilson