Untitled section

Section

578-1 Who may adopt; jurisdiction; venue

578-1.5 Adoption

578-2 Consent to adoption

578-3 Custody of child pendente lite

578-4 Notice to resident nonconsenting legal parent whose

rights have not been terminated

578-5 Same; proof of

578-6 Notice to nonresident or unlocated nonconsenting

legal parent whose rights have not been terminated

578-7 Substituted or constructive service

578-8 Hearing; investigation; decree

578-9 Custody of minor child after decree and before

adoption

578-10 Disposition of minor child on discontinuance,

withdrawal or denial of petition

578-11 Disposition in case of death of petitioners

578-12 Setting aside or modifying decree

578-13 Change of name

578-14 Record of adoption

578-14.5 Medical information on the natural parents of the

adopted minor child

578-15 Secrecy of proceedings and records

578-16 Effect of adoption

578-17 Guardian ad litem

Cross References

Adoption assistance compact, see chapter 350C.

Adoption assistance program, see §§346-301 to 305.

Interstate compact on placement of children, see chapter 350E.

Medicaid-related mandates, see chapter 431L.

Attorney General Opinions

Rights attendant to status of adoption require compliance with statutory procedures; rights of hanai children discussed. Att. Gen. Op. 93-1.

Law Journals and Reviews

Privacy v. Secrecy: The Open Adoption Records Movement and Its Impact on Hawai‘i. 15 UH L. Rev. 483.

The “Hawaiianness” of Same-Sex Adoption. 30 UH L. Rev. 517 (2008).

We make every effort to comply to ADA standards, and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Visit our ADA page here. If you have any problems with any of these pages, please contact the webmaster with the page address and problems encountered.

You may view our Privacy Policy here.