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B. Plaintiff has no standing to o bring this suit. <br /> Standing is a judicially created theory wherein the plaintiff must show that he is the <br /> proper plaintiff to bring the lawsuit. The crucial inquiry with regard to standing is whether the <br /> plaintiff has alleged such a personal stake in the outcome of the controversy as to warrant his or <br /> her invocation of the court's jurisdiction and to justify the exercise of the court's remedial <br /> powers on his or her behalf. Sierra Club v. Department of Transportation, 115 Hawaii 299, <br /> 167 P.3d 292 (2007). In this context, if a plaintiff has no standing he or she is not entitled to <br /> invoke the court's jurisdiction. County of Kauai ex. rel. Nakazawa v. Baptiste, 115 Hawaii 15, <br /> 165 P.3d 916 (2007). In other words, does the plaintiff have the right to bring the suit? <br /> Kaho'ohanohano v. State, 114 Hawaii 302, 162 P.3d 696 (2007). <br /> At the pleading stage, the plaintiff must show a distinct and palpable injury to himself as <br /> opposed to abstract, conjectural or hypothetical injury. Id. The question of standing, although <br /> raised by a defendant requires the plaintiff to exercise the burden of establishing standing. <br /> Hawai`i Medical Ass'n v. Hawai`i Medical Service Ass'n Inc., 113 Hawaii 77, 148 P.3d 1179 <br /> (2006). <br /> Whether a plaintiff has the requisite personal stake in the outcome of the litigation so as <br /> to have standing is measured by the "injury in fact"test, under which the plaintiff must allege <br /> that: 1) he or she has suffered an actual or threatened injury as a result of the defendant's <br /> wrongful conduct, 2) the injury is fairly traceable to the defendant's actions, and 3) a favorable <br /> decision would likely provide relief for the plaintiff's injury. Bremner v. City & County of <br /> Honolulu, 96 Hawaii 134, 28 P.3d 350 (2001). To establish standing each of the elements of the <br /> test must be established by plaintiff, because the three-prong test is stated in the conjunctive, a <br /> plaintiff must satisfy all three prongs to establish standing. Kaho'ohanohano, 114 Hawaii at <br /> 318. <br /> 4 <br />