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HI Rev Stat § 571-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|571. Family Courts|571-5 Board of family court judges.

  §571-5 Board of family court judges. A board of family court judges, which shall consist of all the State's family court judges and district family judges is hereby created. The board shall annually elect from among its members a chairperson who shall preside at meetings of the board. The chairperson shall have no other authority not specifically authorized under this chapter, or any applicable rule of the supreme court, or specifically delegated by a majority of the board. The board shall meet at stated times to be fixed by it but not less often than once every six months, and on call of the chairperson.  The board shall discuss and shall attempt to achieve agreement upon general policies for the conduct of the family courts and forms for use in such courts. The board shall recommend, for adoption by the supreme court, rules of court governing procedure and practices in such courts. The board shall provide the guidelines and procedures necessary to implement a single statewide standardized tool to conduct risk and needs assessments and validation of the tool every five years. The board may, within the limitations of the facilities available to the family courts of the State, seek the consolidation of the statistical and other data on the work and services of such courts and research studies that may be made of the problems of families and children dealt with by such courts to the end that the treatment of children and families subject to the jurisdiction of such courts shall achieve the highest possible degree of uniformity throughout the State and to the further end that knowledge of treatment, methods and therapeutic practices be shared among such courts. The board may also formulate recommendations for remedial legislation. All actions by the board shall be subject to the regulatory supervision of the chief justice of the supreme court. [L 1965, c 232, pt of §1; Supp, §333-5; HRS §571-5; am L 1973, c 211, §1(b) and c 219, §3; gen ch 1993; am L 2014, c 201, §7]
HI Rev Stat § 571-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|571. Family Courts|571-6 Appointment and duties of employees.

  §571-6 Appointment and duties of employees. (a) For each family court, the judge, or the senior judge when there is more than one judge, shall appoint a chief administrative and executive officer who shall have the title of director of the family court. Under the general supervision of the senior judge or the judge, the director shall:  (1) Prepare an annual budget for the court;  (2) Formulate procedures governing the routine administration of court services;  (3) Make recommendations to the court for improvement in court services;  (4) Make recommendations to the senior judge or the judge for the appointment of administrative, supervisory, consultant, and necessary professional and clerical and other personnel to perform the duties assigned to the court and the director;  (5) Provide supervision and consultation to the administrative and supervisory staff regarding the administration of court services, recruitment of personnel, in-service training, and fiscal and office management; and  (6) Perform other duties as the senior judge or the judge shall specify.  (b) For each family court the judge or senior judge where there is more than one shall appoint necessary probation officers, social workers, and marital counselors and may appoint, or make arrangements for the services of physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other professionally competent persons, to carry on the work of the court.  (c) Pursuant to subsection (a)(5), the deputy chief court administrator shall require each probation officer to complete training annually on juvenile justice or probation supervision best practices; provided that funding is available. The form and length of the training shall be determined by the deputy chief court administrator, or a designee, and at the discretion of the several deputy chief court administrators, training may be conducted jointly between judicial circuits, as defined in section 603-1. [L 1965, c 232, pt of §1; Supp, §333-6; HRS §571-6; am L 2002, c 7, §1; am L 2014, c 201, §8] Cross References  Licensed marriage and family therapists, see chapter 451J.
HI Rev Stat § 571-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|571. Family Courts|571-7 REPEALED.

  §571-7 REPEALED. L 1973, c 219, §4.
HI Rev Stat § 571-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|571. Family Courts|571-8 District family courts; district family judges; appointment; sessions.

  §571-8 District family courts; district family judges; appointment; sessions. (a) In addition to the district courts established under section 604-1, there may be established in each of the judicial circuits of the State a district family court with the powers and under the conditions herein set forth which shall be styled as follows:  (1) For the first judicial circuit: The district family court of the first circuit.  (2) For the second judicial circuit: The district family court of the second circuit.  (3) For the third judicial circuit: The district family court of the third circuit.  (4) For the fifth judicial circuit: The district family court of the fifth circuit.  (b) When in the discretion of the chief justice of the supreme court the urgency or volume of cases so requires, the chief justice may appoint one or more district family judges for each judicial circuit. In addition, within any circuit, the chief justice may designate any district judge of the district court to act as a district family judge within that circuit; the judge when so designated shall exercise the powers of a district family judge appointed pursuant to this section.  The chief justice may also designate, within any circuit, a district family judge appointed pursuant to this section to act as a district judge, and the judge when so appointed shall have all the powers of a district judge appointed pursuant to section 604-2.  The chief justice may assign any district judge or district family judge of any circuit to serve temporarily in either the district court or the district family court of any other circuit.  The district family courts shall hold sessions at such places and as often as the family court judge or the senior family court judge, if there is more than one, of the judicial circuit shall prescribe. [L 1973, c 219, pt of §1; am L 1983, c 208, §1; am L 1984, c 49, §1; gen ch 1985] Case Notes  Where judge, at the time judge entered the family court orders purporting to void the estate documents, was a district judge appointed under this section, not a circuit judge sitting by designation in family court under §571-4, the judge lacked original jurisdiction over guardianships of the property under §560:5-102 as it stood prior to the 1996 amendments to the Hawaii uniform probate code. 110 H. 8, 129 P.3d 511 (2006).
HI Rev Stat § 571-8.1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|571. Family Courts|571-8.1 Qualifications; tenure; removal.

  §571-8.1 Qualifications; tenure; removal. Each district family judge shall reside in the judicial circuit for which the district family judge is appointed and shall have been an attorney licensed to practice in all the courts of the State for at least five years. District family judges shall hold office for a term of six years and until their successors are appointed and qualified; provided that any district family judge may be summarily removed from office, and the district family judge's commission revoked by the supreme court whenever the supreme court deems such removal necessary for the public good or the volume of cases within the circuit is reduced to a level where the reduction of the number of district family judges within a circuit is deemed advisable. [L 1973, c 219, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 571-8.2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|571. Family Courts|571-8.2 Salary of district family judges.

  §571-8.2 Salary of district family judges. The salary of each district family court judge of the various district family courts of the State shall be the same as that of district court judges under section 604-2.5.  Whenever the chief justice appoints a district family court judge of any of the various district family courts of the State to serve temporarily as a circuit court judge of any of the various circuit courts of the State, the judge shall receive per diem compensation for the days on which actual service is rendered based on the monthly rate of compensation paid to a circuit court judge. For the purpose of determining per diem compensation in this section, a month shall be deemed to consist of twenty-one days. [L 1973, c 219, pt of §1; am L 1975, c 58, §24; am L 1982, c 129, §23; am L 1986, c 128, §20; am L 1988, c 396, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 571-8.3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|571. Family Courts|571-8.3 Disqualification; absence; vacancy.

  §571-8.3 Disqualification; absence; vacancy. Whenever it is advisable, by reason of a vacancy in the office of district family judge of any circuit, or by reason of the disqualification of any district family judge, or the district family judge's inability to attend to the district family judge's duties by reason of temporary absence, or for any other reason, the chief justice of the supreme court may designate the district family judge of any other circuit or any district judge appointed pursuant to chapter 604 to hear and determine any or all matters then or thereafter pending in the district family court to which the district family judge or district judge is called for such purpose, and while so engaged, the district family judge or district judge shall have and exercise all of the powers of a regularly appointed district family judge of the circuit to which the district family judge or district judge is called. [L 1973, c 219, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 571-8.4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|571. Family Courts|571-8.4 Jurisdiction.

  §571-8.4 Jurisdiction. The senior judge or judge of the family court of the circuit may direct that any case coming within the jurisdictional provisions of this chapter, or all cases of a class or within a district to be designated by the senior judge or judge, shall be heard by the district family judge. [L 1973, c 219, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 571-8.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|571. Family Courts|571-8.5 Powers.

  §571-8.5 Powers. (a) The district family judges may:  (1) Administer oaths;  (2) Subpoena, summon, and compel the attendance of parties and witnesses from any part of the State, and compel the production of books, papers, documents including school, medical, and financial records, or tangible things;  (3) Make and issue all orders and writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their original jurisdiction;  (4) Perpetuate testimony under the rules and orders of the family court, and issue commissions for the perpetuation of testimony to be used on controversies pending before them;  (5) Grant continuances in proceedings before them;  (6) Enforce decrees and judgments and punish contempts according to law;  (7) In a criminal case, alter, set aside, or suspend a sentence by way of mitigation or otherwise upon motion or plea of a defendant made within thirty days after imposition of a sentence;  (8) Appoint guardians ad litem for minors or persons who are incompetent or attorneys to represent parties in accordance with law;  (9) Admit to bail persons rightfully confined in all bailable cases, or dispense with bail as provided by the State Constitution;  (10) Make and award judgments, decrees, orders, and mandates, issue executions and other processes, and do other acts and take other steps as may be necessary to carry into full effect the powers that are or shall be given to them by law or for the promotion of justice in matters pending before them; and  (11) Make and issue orders for pre-trial detention of persons aged eighteen years or older to an adult correctional facility, when the person is alleged to have committed an act or acts during the person's minority that would constitute a violation of section 571-11(1).  (b) Every witness duly subpoenaed as provided in this section shall be allowed the same attendance and mileage fees allowed witnesses subpoenaed before the circuit courts. [L 1973, c 219, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 115, §1; am L 1998, c 190, §2] Case Notes  Family court had subject matter jurisdiction to issue temporary restraining order under § §560:1-302(b), 560:5-106(2) and (3), and this section, where resolution of ward's capacity was required to be resolved, and an apparent threat of ward's removal from the court's jurisdiction was alleged. 113 H. 211, 151 P.3d 692 (2007).  Family court abused its discretion when it denied wife's multiple requests for an extension of pretrial deadlines and sanctioned wife for missing the deadlines by excluding evidence where record revealed that although trial was delayed a month to accommodate the personal schedule of the assigned trial judge and husband agreed to extend the pretrial deadlines for both parties, the family court refused to grant wife any extensions and did not explain why it denied wife's various motions for an extension of pretrial deadlines. 121 H. 401 (App.), 220 P.3d 264 (2009).
HI Rev Stat § 571-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|571. Family Courts|571-12 Transfer from other courts.

  §571-12 Transfer from other courts. If, during the pendency of a criminal charge against a minor in another court, it is ascertained that the minor was less than eighteen years old when such minor allegedly committed the offense, such other court shall forthwith transfer the case to the family court, together with all the papers, documents, and any available transcripts of testimony connected with it. The court making the transfer shall order that the minor be taken forthwith to the place of detention designated by the family court or to that court itself, or shall release the minor to the custody of the minor's parent or guardian or other person legally responsible for the minor, to be brought before the family court at a time designated by it. The family court shall then proceed as provided in this chapter. [L 1965, c 232, pt of §1; Supp, §333-9; HRS §571-12; am L 1980, c 303, pt of §7(2)]
HI Rev Stat § 571-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|571. Family Courts|571-13 Retention of jurisdiction.

  §571-13 Retention of jurisdiction. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, jurisdiction obtained by the court in the case of a minor may be retained by it, for the purposes of this chapter, after the minor becomes eighteen years of age until the full term for which any order entered shall have expired. Further, in the case of any person who is alleged to have committed an offense under section 571-11 prior to reaching eighteen years of age, the court shall have jurisdiction after the person becomes eighteen for the purpose of holding hearings and/or entering orders of disposition concerning the alleged offenses or for the purpose of making and issuing orders for pre-trial detention of persons aged eighteen years or older to an adult correctional facility, when the person is alleged to have committed an act or acts during the person's minority that would constitute a violation of section 571-11(1). This section shall not be construed, however, to confer any jurisdiction upon the family court over a person for any criminal act committed after the person achieves eighteen years of age. [L 1965, c 232, pt of §1; Supp, §333-10; HRS §571-13; am L 1972, c 2, pt of §33; am L 1974, c 148, §1; am L 1976, c 85, §5; am L 1980, c 303, pt of §7(2); am L 1981, c 206, §2; am L 1998, c 190, §3] Case Notes  Cited: 50 H. 613, 446 P.2d 561 (1968).
HI Rev Stat § 571-22.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|571. Family Courts|571-22.5 Appeal of waiver of jurisdiction.

  §571-22.5 Appeal of waiver of jurisdiction. An order waiving jurisdiction shall not be appealable as a final order, but may only be appealable in conjunction with an appeal of all other issues after a trial on the charge against such minor or adult. [L 1980, c 207, §1] Case Notes  Does not permit appellate review of order denying waiver of jurisdiction. 66 H. 516, 668 P.2d 25 (1983).
HI Rev Stat § 571-23 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|571. Family Courts|571-23 Summons; notice; custody of minor.

  §571-23 Summons; notice; custody of minor. After a petition under section 571-11(1) or (2) is filed in the interest of a minor, and after such investigation as the court may direct, the court shall issue a summons, unless the parties hereinafter named promise in writing to appear voluntarily, requiring the person or persons who have the custody or control of the minor to appear personally and bring the minor before the court at a time and place stated. If the person so summoned is not the parent or guardian of the minor, then the parent or guardian or both shall also be notified, by personal service before the hearing except as herein provided, of the pendency of the case and of the time and place appointed. Summons may be issued requiring the appearance of any other person whose presence, in the opinion of the judge, is necessary. If it appears that the minor is in such condition or surroundings that the minor's welfare requires taking the minor into custody, the judge may order, by endorsement upon the summons, or otherwise, that the person serving the summons shall take the minor into custody at once. A parent or guardian is entitled to the issuance of compulsory process for the attendance of witnesses on the parent's or guardian's own behalf or on behalf of the minor.   Service of summons shall be made personally by the delivery of a copy thereof, together with a copy of the petition, to the person summoned, except that if the judge is satisfied that personal service of the summons or the notice provided for in the preceding paragraph is impracticable, the judge may order service by certified or registered mail addressed to the last known address, or by publication, or both. Service effected not less than forty-eight hours before the time fixed in the summons for the return thereof shall be sufficient to confer jurisdiction, provided that jurisdiction shall be conferred if any person who might be so summoned appears voluntarily at the time and place appointed and waives such service and such notice.   Service of summons, process, or notice required by this chapter may be made by any suitable person under the direction of the court and upon request of the court shall be made by any police officer. The judge may authorize the payment of necessary travel expenses incurred by persons summoned or otherwise required to appear at the hearing of a case coming within the purview of this chapter. Section 621-7 shall apply to persons summoned under this section other than a parent, guardian, or other legal custodian of the child concerned. [L 1965, c 232, pt of §1; Supp, §333-14; HRS §571-23; gen ch 1985] Rules of Court  Service and summons, see HFCR rules 4, 5, 138, 139.
HI Rev Stat § 571-24 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|571. Family Courts|571-24 Failure to answer summons; warrants.

  §571-24 Failure to answer summons; warrants. Any person summoned as provided in section 571-23 who, without reasonable cause, fails to appear, may be proceeded against for contempt of court. If the summons cannot be served, or if the parties served fail to obey the summons, or if it is made to appear to the judge that serving the summons will be ineffectual or that the welfare of the minor requires that the minor be brought forthwith into the custody of the court, a warrant may be issued for the parent, the guardian, or the minor.   If, after being summoned or notified to appear, a parent fails to do so, a warrant may be issued for the parent's appearance, and the hearing shall not take place without the presence of one or both of the parents or the guardian, or, if none is present, a guardian ad litem appointed by the court to protect the interests of the minor. The court may also appoint a guardian ad litem, whenever this is necessary for the welfare of the minor, whether or not a parent or guardian is present. [L 1965, c 232, pt of §1; Supp, §333-15; HRS §571-24; gen ch 1985] Rules of Court  Guardians ad litem, see HFCR rule 17(c).
HI Rev Stat § 571-31 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 31. Family|571. Family Courts|571-31 Taking children into custody; release; notice.

  §571-31 Taking children into custody; release; notice. (a) A child may be taken into custody by any police officer without order of the judge when there are reasonable grounds to believe that a child comes within section 571-11(1) or (2), or by any police or probation officer when there are reasonable grounds to believe that the child has violated a court order of probation or protective supervision.  (b) When an officer or other person takes a child into custody, the parents, guardian, or legal custodian shall be notified immediately. The child shall be:  (1) Released to the care of the child's parent or other responsible adult;  (2) Referred or delivered to the court or other designated agency with or without simultaneous release to parent or other responsible adult; or  (3) Taken directly to a detention facility if the child's immediate welfare or the protection of the community requires it or if the child is subject to detention for violation of a court order of probation or protective supervision.  (c) If the person taking the child into custody believes it desirable, the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian may be required to sign a written promise to take the child to the court or other designated agency at the time arranged, or to the court at the time directed by the court.  (d) If a parent or other responsible custodian fails to produce the child in court or at another designated agency as required by an authorized notice, or when notified by the court, a summons or warrant may be issued for the apprehension of that person or the child or both. The court may assess the cost of the issuance and execution of the summons or warrant against the person. [L 1965, c 232, pt of §1; Supp, §333-16; HRS §571-31; am L 1972, c 2, pt of §33; am L 1976, c 85, §7; am L 1980, c 303, §4(2); am L 1988, c 294, §2; am L 2018, c 18, §45] Rules of Court  Shelter and detention, see Hawaii Family Court Rules, part D(V). Law Journals and Reviews  On suppression of evidence seized in violation of statute, see Suppression of Evidence Without the Aid of the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments. 8 HBJ, no. 4, at 109 (1972). Case Notes  Subsection (b) only requires that police contact a minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian to notify them that their child is in police custody; it does not give statutory right to minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian to communicate with the minor prior to and to be present at the minor's custodial interrogation. 90 H. 246, 978 P.2d 684 (1999).  In absence of any specified time limit in the HRS, when a child who is taken into custody under this section is going to be released to the custody of the child's parent or other responsible adult under subsection (b)(1), the release to the parent or responsible adult must occur within a reasonable time. 91 H. 147 (App.), 981 P.2d 704 (1998).  In the absence of any evidence that lapse of time was unreasonable, police did not violate notification requirement of subsection (b). 91 H. 147 (App.), 981 P.2d 704 (1998).