Imagine being on vacation in Maui (from Canada) and watching your 2 and 4 year old kids happily playing in the sand, only to have your life shattered in an instant by a 20lb unsecured Waldorf Astoria cabana umbrella flying at you at 40–60 mph, the centre of the wooden pole harpooning you in the face and head.

Imagine enduring three agonizing, life-changing spinal reconstruction surgeries for permanent catastrophic head and spine injuries, while the very judges sworn to protect the law deny you a fair trial, the rule of law, and a fair opportunity on appeal, all the while abusing their power, authority, and discretion because they have become corrupted by the defendant's fraud, false representations, and abuse of process of the courts.

Unfortunately, this is the reality for Ronda Melnychuk-Beselt. After 4 appeals in 1.5 years, she is fighting for her constitutional right to a fair, neutral and impartial panel before the Hawaii Supreme Court (Case No. SCWC-23-000695).

That is her only ask- 5 new judges to rule on her appeal in the Hawaii Supreme Court.

 To keep herself on the case, Justice McKenna executed a shocking procedural maneuver just hours before new C.J. Devens was sworn in:

• Justice McKenna appointed herself and Justice Eddins to rule on petitioner's motion to disqualify both justices, an act of misconduct prohibited by HI Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 5 and Hawaii Revised Statute 601-7.
• Further corruption included Justice McKenna’s appointment of (1) biased and (2) prejudiced panel of judges; including (3) McKenna, who has personal knowledge of the material facts in dispute in this very appeal and is a potential witness in this case, and (4) the same 4 judges to rule on the appeal in the HI Supreme Court- disregarding each judge has already rendered judgment previously on the same orders, rulings, and hearings that form this appeal - a direct violation of HRS 601-7(a)(2) & (b).

The Normal Rule (HRAP Rule 5(d)): This law states that an appellate judge is strictly forbidden from ruling on a motion to disqualify themselves. This is not discretionary but mandatory.

The Loophole (HRAP Rule 2): This allows judges to suspend rules in extraordinary cases to "prevent injustice to a petitioner" except Justice McKenna intentionally suspended Rule 5(d) to rule against Ronda's motion to disqualify her and the same 3 other judges, subjects of the motion, in an extreme abuse of authority and discretion, against the rule of law.

The Maneuver: The justices falsely ruled that Ronda's motion was "late"—even though it was filed 8 days before the 10-day countdown even began. By falsely claiming it was late, they disregarded Rule 5(d)'s requirement to appoint substitute judges to rule on the motion. 

The Result: The justices illegally judged themselves, and dismissed the claims of bias, prejudice, personal knowledge, lack of impartiality, and previous judgments already rendered in this case. This way the same 4 judges remain on the appeal's panel.

All the while, C.J. Devens remains silent.

Using a procedural loophole to bypass anti-corruption rules and deny an impartial panel of judges to rule on an appeal is a fundamental violation of Ronda's due process rights guaranteed under the Constitution.

 Judges in Hawaii need to be reminded, they are not above the LAW!

The Clock is Ticking! The HI Supreme Court ruling starts on June 18, 2026.

SIGN THE PETITION: Stand up for accountability, stop judicial overreach and State Court Corruption to help Ronda get the justice she deserves!