Haw. Rev. Stat. § 583A-305
Registration of child-custody determination
Hawaii · Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 583A · Status: effective
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- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 583A-305, Registration of child-custody determination, Hawaii, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2428890
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(a) A child-custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this State, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to the appropriate court in this State:
(1) A letter or other document requesting registration;
(2) Two copies, including one certified copy, of the determination sought to be registered, and a statement under penalty of perjury that to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person seeking registration the order has not been modified; and
(3) Except as otherwise provided in section 583A-209, the name and address of the person seeking registration and any parent or person acting as a parent who has been awarded custody or visitation in the child-custody determination sought to be registered.
(b) On receipt of the documents required by subsection (a), the registering court shall cause the determination to be filed as a foreign judgment, together with one copy of any accompanying documents and information, regardless of their form.