Hawaii Supreme Court, 2026

Slavick v. Kawashima

Slavick v. Kawashima
Hawaii Supreme Court · Decided February 20, 2026
Slavick v. Kawashima

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 20-FEB-2026 11:46 AM Dkt. 9 ODDP SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ CHRIS SLAVICK, Petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE JAMES S. KAWASHIMA, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaiʻi, Respondent Judge, and STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent. ________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NOS. 1PR161000004; 1CPN-XX-XXXXXXX; 1CPN-XX-XXXXXXX) 1 ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Hamman, assigned by reason of vacancy) Upon consideration of the petition for writ of mandamus filed October 13, 2025, and the record, Petitioner has not demonstrated a clear and indisputable right to relief, nor a lack of alternatives to obtain the relief sought. See Womble

1 The petition for writ of mandamus cites to 1CPN-XX-XXXXXXX, but that case does not involve this Petitioner as a party. The case name for 1CPN-XX-XXXXXXX is Kim v. State of Hawaiʻi.

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, February 20, 2026.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ Kirstin M. Hamman

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