HRS §350E-8

Court jurisdiction

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This section says which courts can place delinquent children in out-of-state institutions. It also says the court keeps its authority over the child as the Interstate Compact provides. It is a narrow rule about court power.

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The statute, as written — Court jurisdiction

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place such a child in an institution in another state pursuant to Article VI of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in Article V thereof.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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