Ekins-Coward v. Ayabe

Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
05-DEC-2018
03:33 PM
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
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THEA EKINS-COWARD and AMY EKINS-COWARD, Petitioners,
vs.
THE HONORABLE BERT I. AYABE, Judge of the Circuit Court of the
First Circuit, State of Hawai#i, Respondent Judge,
and
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI#I, Respondent.
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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CIV. NO. 17-1-0036-01)
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)
Upon consideration of petitioners Thea Ekins-Coward and
Amy Ekins-Coward’s petition for writ of mandamus, filed on August
16, 2018, the documents attached thereto and submitted in support
thereof, and the record, it appears that petitioners fail to
demonstrate that they are entitled to the requested extraordinary
writ. 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.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, December 5, 2018.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
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