HRS 0571-0042 ANNOTATIONS

Closed hearings, see HFCR rule 77(b).

Findings by court, see HFCR rule 52.

Informal adjustment done after defendant entered guilty plea to charge of abuse of family and household members (§709-906), was not done "without prosecution". 10 H. App. 148, 861 P.2d 759.

No equal protection violation for use of preponderance of evidence standard of proof for §586-5.5 as family and household members not suspect class and rational basis underlying this standard adopted by legislature under this chapter for chapter 586 was to facilitate and expedite judicial issuance of protective orders. 85 H. 197 (App.), 940 P.2d 404.

Under §571-14(a)(8) and this section, family court is vested with exclusive jurisdiction over chapter 586 proceedings and applicable standard of proof to be applied in those proceedings is preponderance of the evidence. 85 H. 197 (App.), 940 P.2d 404.