Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 07-NOV-2025 07:59 AM Dkt. 8 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ THOMAS F. SCHMIDT, Petitioner, vs. SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT, HONOLULU DIVISION; and FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Respondents. ________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 1DSC-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Kawamura, assigned by reason of vacancy) Upon consideration of the petition for writ of mandamus, filed May 7, 2025, and the record, small claims court is a court of record. See Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS) § 604-17 (2016); see also HRS § 604-1 (2016). And the legislature did not exclude plaintiffs that file “litigation” in small claims court from the vexatious litigant prefiling requirement under HRS § 634J-7 (2016). See S. Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 467, in 1993 Senate Journal, at 978; H. Stand Comm. Rep. No. 1178, in 1993 House Journal, at 1473; see also Trs. of Estate of Bishop v. Au, Hawaiʻi 272, 279, 463 P.3d 929, 936 (2020).

An extraordinary writ is unwarranted. 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, Hawaiʻi, November 7, 2025.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Shirley M. Kawamura