Kema v. Gaddis

In this original proceeding, the petitioner Peter Kema, Sr. (petitioner) petitions this court for a writ of prohibition or mandamus directing Ben H. Gaddis, district family court judge of the third circuit, to: (1) withhold release of records requested by the respondent Gannett Pacific Corporation, dba Honolulu Advertiser (Advertiser), a general circulation newspaper, pertaining to the family court files of a minor, Peter Kema, Jr.; and (2) vacate a June 17, 1998 decision and order regarding the Advertiser’s request for access to confidential family court records. The respondents Department…