NO. 24689

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I

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RUSSELL BLAIR, Petitioner,

vs.

JEREMY HARRIS, Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu;
MAZIE HIRONO, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Hawai`i;
JON YOSHIMURA, Councilmember, City and County of Honolulu;
and DUKE BAINUM, Councilmember, City and County of Honolulu,
Respondents.

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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING


ORDER
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama,
Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.)

Upon consideration of Petitioner Russell Blair's petition for a writ of mandamus, the papers in support, and the records and files herein, it appears that: (1) a writ of mandamus will not issue unless the petitioner demonstrates a clear and indisputable right to relief and a lack of alternative means to redress adequately the alleged wrong or obtain the requested action. Barnett v. Broderick, 84 Hawai`i 109, 929 P.2d 1359 (1996); and (2) Petitioner fails to demonstrate that he is entitled to a writ of mandamus; and (3) Petitioner has alternative means to seek review. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for a writ of mandamus is denied without prejudice to any other judicial remedy Petitioner may have.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, December 5, 2001.