HRS §551G-15
Court keeps exclusive power over guardianship cases
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗Once a court appoints a guardian or issues a protective order under this law, that court alone handles the case until it ends the case or the appointment or order runs out on its own.
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The statute, as written — Exclusive and continuing 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.
Except as otherwise provided in section 551G-14, a court that has appointed a guardian or issued a protective order consistent with this chapter has exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the proceeding until it is terminated by the court or the appointment or order expires by its own terms.
Sections this one refers to
§551G-14 When Hawaii courts can step in for emergencies
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