Waikiki, Jr. v. Trump

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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-20-0000538 25-SEP-2020 10:15 AM SCPW-20-0000538 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I NELSON NAHINU WAIKIKI, JR., Petitioner, vs. DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States; MICHAEL R. PENCE, Vice President of the United States; MICHAEL R. POMPEO, United States Secretary of State; NANCY P. PELOSI, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives; WILLIAM P. BARR, United States Attorney General; PHILIP S. DAVIDSON, Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command; DAVID Y. IGE, Governor, State of Hawai‘i; JOSHUA B. GREEN, Lieutenant Governor, State of Hawai‘i; SCOTT K. SAIKI, Speaker of the House of Representatives, State of Hawai‘i; CLARE E. CONNORS, Attorney General, State of Hawai‘i; and KENNETH S. HARA, Adjutant General for the State of Hawai‘i, Department of Defense, Respondents. ORIGINAL PROCEEDING ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, and Wilson, JJ., and Circuit Judge Ashford, assigned by reason of vacancy) Upon consideration of petitioner Nelson Waikiki Jr.’s “Writ of Habeas Corpus,” filed on August 31, 2020, and the record, it appears that to the extent petitioner is seeking habeas corpus relief from this court, petitioner presents no special reason for this court to invoke its jurisdiction and has alternative means to seek relief. 411, 412, 557 P.2d 787, 788 (1976). See Oili v. Chang, 54 Haw. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk of the appellate court shall process the petition for writ of habeas corpus without payment of the filing fee. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, September 25, 2020. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Michael D. Wilson /s/ James H. Ashford 2

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