Chapter 578
20 sections
§578-1 Who can ask to adopt and where to file
§578-1.5 Adoption
§578-2 Consent to adoption
§578-3 Temporary custody of the child during the adoption case
§578-4 How to give notice to a parent in Hawaii who hasn't agreed to adoption
§578-5 Proof of service for adoption cases
§578-6 Notice to a parent who lives outside Hawaii or can't be found
§578-7 Substituted or constructive service
§578-8 Adoption hearing and investigation
§578-9 Care of a child between the adoption decree and the final adoption
§578-10 What happens to a child when an adoption case ends
§578-11 Adoption after the person who asked dies
§578-12 Changing or canceling an adoption order
§578-13 Changing an adopted child's or adult's name
§578-14 How adoption records and birth certificates are handled
§578-14.5 Medical information forms for adopted children
§578-15 Adoption records are kept secret and sealed
§578-16 How adoption changes family rights and inheritance
§578-17 Guardian ad litem in adoption cases
§578-18 Gender-neutral reading of adoption law terms