Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 31-MAR-2023 08:10 AM Dkt. 5 ODDP SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ JONATHAN P. SPIES, Petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE ROBERT D.S. KIM, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge. ________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (3CPC-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.)

Upon consideration of the petition for writ of mandamus filed on March 29, 2023, and the record, Petitioner has not demonstrated a clear and indisputable right to relief, nor a lack of alternative means to seek relief. See Kema v. Gaddis, Hawaiʻi 200, 204, 982 P.2d 334, 338 (1999).

It is ordered that the petition is denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, March 31, 2023. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Michael D. Wilson /s/ Todd W. Eddins