[CHAPTER 587A]

CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT

 

        Part I.  Short Title, Purpose, Construction, Guiding

                 Principles, and Definitions

Section

     587A-1 Short title

     587A-2 Purpose; construction

     587A-3 Guiding principles for children in foster care

     587A-4 Definitions

 

        Part II.  Jurisdiction and Venue

     587A-5 Jurisdiction

     587A-6 Venue

 

        Part III.  Safe Family Home Factors and Pre-Petition

                   Procedures

     587A-7 Safe family home factors

     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

 

        Part IV.  Court Proceedings, Evidence, and Orders

    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

 

       Part V.  Miscellaneous

    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

 

  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).

 

Prior law.

  Federal army regulations that mirror chapter 587 did not give rise to a "special relationship"; chapter 587 only creates a "special relationship" between department of human services and abused children who have been reported to it, not between private persons and abused children, and consequently, the United States government cannot be found to have a duty under chapter 587, and thus, no imposition of liability on the United States for negligence under the federal Tort Claims Act.  711 F. Supp. 2d 1195 (2010).