Honolulu Police Department v. Town

In this original proceeding, petitioner Honolulu Police Department (HPD) petitioned this court for a writ of mandamus directing respondent the Honorable Michael A. Town, judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (the respondent judge), to vacate an October 8, 2009 order denying HPD’s motion to quash a subpoena duces tecum served on HPD’s custodian of records by respondent Obed K. Kay (defendant Kay), who issued the subpoena in State of Hawai'i v. Obed K. Kay (Criminal No. 07-1-1315) for production of police records concerning the complaining witness (the complainant). HPD had moved to…