The opinion
Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
29-JUL-2025
09:36 AM
Dkt. 8 ODDP
SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI
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DAVID S. BROWN and ALESHA CHERIE BROWN, Petitioners,
vs.
THE HONORABLE KEVIN T. MORIKONE,
Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit,
State of Hawaiʻi; and
THE HONORABLE JOHN H. TONAKI,
Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit,
State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judges,
and
ONE WEST BANK, FSB; FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION;
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., Respondents.
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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CASE NO. 1CC111000941)
ORDER DENYING PETITION
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ.)
Upon consideration of the petition for writ of mandamus
and/or prohibition, filed June 27, 2025, and the record,
Petitioners have not demonstrated a clear and indisputable right
to relief nor a lack of alternative means to seek relief. 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, Hawaii, July 29, 2025.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza
/s/ Vladimir P. Devens
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