Hawaii Supreme Court, 2025

Brown v. Morikone

Brown v. Morikone
Hawaii Supreme Court · Decided July 29, 2025

Brown v. Morikone

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 ________________________________________________________________ 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. ________________________________________________________________ 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, Hawaii, 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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