Hawaii Supreme Court, 2026

Rosa v. Kaua'i Police Department

Rosa v. Kaua'i Police Department
Hawaii Supreme Court · Decided February 4, 2026
Rosa v. Kaua'i Police Department

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 04-FEB-2026 SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 08:29 AM Dkt. 14 ODAC IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ AUSTIN ROSA, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. KAUAʻI POLICE DEPARTMENT; OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY; and COUNTY OF KAUAʻI, STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees. ________________________________________________________________ CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 5CCV-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens JJ., and Circuit Judge Morikone, assigned by reason of vacancy) The application for writ of certiorari filed on January 13, 2026, by self-represented Petitioner/Plaintiff- Appellant Austin Rosa, which, pursuant to the court’s order filed on January 15, 2026, was deemed timely filed as of January 15, 2026, after the Intermediate Court of Appeals’ Judgment on Appeal was filed, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, February 4, 2026.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Kevin T. Morikone

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