NO. 27681



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I



HAWAII PROVIDERS NETWORK, INC., Petitioner,

vs.


THE HONORABLE KAREN S. S. AHN, JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE FIRST CIRCUIT, STATE OF HAWAII; AIG HAWAII INSURANCE
COMPANY, INC.; ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO.; ALLSTATE INDEMNITY CO.;
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN INSURANCE
COMPANY; ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY CORP.; BUDGET RENT-A-CAR
SYSTEMS, INC.; DAI-TOKYO ROYAL STATE INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED; FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAWAII, INC.;
FIRST INDEMNITY INSURANCE OF HAWAII, INC.; FIRST INSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAWAII, LTD.; GEICO INDEMNITY CO.; GEICO CASUALTY
CO.; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY; HARTFORD ACCIDENT
AND INDEMNITY COMPANY; THE HAWAIIAN INSURANCE AND GUARANTY
COMPANY, LIMITED; ISLAND INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.; LIBERTY
MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY; LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.;
NATIONAL SURETY CORP.; PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY;
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP.; PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN
INSURANCE COMPANY; PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY;
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY; ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY
OF AMERICA; STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO.; TIG
INSURANCE COMPANY; TIG PREMIER INSURANCE COMPANY; TOKIO MARINE
AND FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.; TRADEWIND INSURANCE COMPANY;
TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO.; USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.;
Respondents,


and

STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY; RLI INSURANCE CO.; STAR
INSURANCE CO.; TRADEWINDS U-DRIVE, INC.; and JOHN and JANE DOES
1-10, DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10, DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-10 and DOE
ENTITIES 1-10, Defendants.


ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CIV. NO. 99-4269)




ORDER DENYING HAWAII PROVIDERS NETWORK,
INC.'S PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)

Upon consideration of Petitioner Hawai`i Providers Network, Inc.'s petition for a writ of mandamus, the papers in support, and the records and files herein, it appears Petitioner fails to demonstrate that it is entitled to a writ of mandamus. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for a writ of mandamus is denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, March 7, 2006.


Paul Maki
for petitioner on
the writ