PART II. JURISDICTION
§571-11 Jurisdiction; children. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in proceedings:
(1) Concerning any person who is alleged to have committed an act prior to achieving eighteen years of age which would constitute a violation or attempted violation of any federal, state, or local law or municipal ordinance. Regardless of where the violation occurred, jurisdiction may be taken by the court of the circuit where the person resides, is living, or is found, or in which the offense is alleged to have occurred.
(2) Concerning any child living or found within the circuit:
(A) Who is neglected as to or deprived of educational services because of the failure of any person or agency to exercise that degree of care for which it is legally responsible;
(B) Who is beyond the control of the child's parent or other custodian or whose behavior is injurious to the child's own or others' welfare;
(C) Who is neither attending school nor receiving educational services required by law whether through the child's own misbehavior or nonattendance or otherwise; or
(D) Who is in violation of curfew.
(3) To determine the custody of any child or appoint a guardian of the person of any child.
(4) For the adoption of a person under chapter 578.
(5) For the termination of parental rights under sections 571-61 to 571-63.
(6) For judicial consent to the marriage, employment, or enlistment of a child, when such consent is required by law.
(7) For the treatment or commitment of a mentally defective, mentally retarded, or mentally ill child.
(8) Under the Interstate Compact on Juveniles under chapter 582.
(9) For the protection of any child under chapter 587.
(10) For a change of name as provided in section 574-5(a)(2)(C). [L 1965, c 232, pt of §1; Supp, §333-8; HRS §571-11; am L 1970, c 81, §1; am L 1972, c 2, pt of §33; am L 1976, c 85, §4; am L 1980, c 303, §7(1); am L 1983, c 171, §2; am L 1986, c 250, §3]