In re: Martin

Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
26-APR-2022
01:26 PM
Dkt. 5 ODDP
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
IN RE KEAKA MARTIN, Petitioner
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CASE NO. 3CPN-XX-XXXXXXX)
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.)
Upon consideration of petitioner Keaka Martin’s
petition for writ of mandamus, filed on April 19, 2022, and the
record, petitioner fails to demonstrate he has a clear and
indisputable right to the requested relief and that he lacks
alternative means to seek relief. An extraordinary writ is thus
not warranted. See Kema v. Gaddis, 91 Hawai#i 200, 204, 982 P.2d
334, 338 (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; such a writ 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
procedures). Accordingly,
It is ordered that the petition for writ of mandamus is
denied.
It is further ordered that the clerk of the appellate
court shall process the petition for writ of mandamus without
payment of the filing fee.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, April 26, 2022.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
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