2019 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 31. FAMILY
587A. Child Protective Act
AND DEFINITIONS
- 587A-1 Short title.
- 587A-2 Purpose; construction.
- 587A-3 REPEALED.
- 587A-3.1 Rights of children in foster care.
- 587A-3.5 Authority to conduct criminal history record checks without consent.
- 587A-4 Definitions.
PRE-PETITION PROCEDURES
- 587A-7 Safe family home factors.
- 587A-7.5 Safe family home factors; disability.
- 587A-8 Protective custody by police officer without court order.
- 587A-9 Temporary foster custody without court order.
- 587A-10 Relatives; foster placement.
- 587A-11 Investigation; department powers.
- 587A-12 Petition.
- 587A-13 Summons and service of summons.
- 587A-14 Notice of hearings; participation of resource family.
- 587A-15 Duties, rights, and liability of authorized agencies.
- 587A-16 Guardian ad litem.
- 587A-17 Court-appointed attorneys.
- 587A-18 Reports to be submitted by the department and authorized agencies.
- 587A-19 Testimony by department social worker.
- 587A-20 Inadmissibility of evidence in other state actions or proceedings.
- 587A-21 Admissibility of evidence; testimony by a child.
- 587A-22 Unavailability of specified privileges.
- 587A-23 Effect of oral orders.
- 587A-24 Motions to vacate or modify prior orders brought or decided upon pursuant to rule 59, Hawaii family court rules.
- 587A-25 Conduct of hearing in child protective proceedings.
- 587A-26 Temporary foster custody hearing.
- 587A-27 Service plan.
- 587A-28 Return hearing.
- 587A-29 Show cause hearing.
- 587A-30 Periodic review hearing.
- 587A-31 Permanency hearing.
- 587A-32 Permanent plan.
- 587A-33 Termination of parental rights hearing.
- 587A-34 Reinstatement of parental rights.
- 587A-35 Retention of jurisdiction.
- 587A-36 Appeal.
- 587A-37 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of an order of the court.
- 587A-38 Protective order.
- 587A-39 Notice and service of protective order.
- 587A-40 Court records.
- 587A-41 Payment for service or treatment provided to a party or for a child's care, support, or treatment.
- 587A-42 Educational, medical, dental, and recreational needs.
- 587A-43 Child protective review panel.
Case Notes
There is no relative preference in this chapter with regard to permanent placement of foster children; to the extent that the department of human services' policy directives mandate such a preference, those policies impermissibly alter this chapter and its legislative history. 132 H. 368, 322 P.3d 263 (2014).
This chapter does not require that relatives must be given preference in placing a child after the birth parents' rights have been terminated; even assuming there was a preference for relative placement, it would not supersede best interest considerations. Although placement with a relative after termination of parental rights may have certain advantages, the paramount and overriding consideration is the best interests of the child. 130 H. 486 (App.), 312 P.3d 1193 (2013).
