HRS §560:2-123
Parents and children are recognized regardless of marriage
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that a child is legally connected to both genetic parents, whether or not the parents are married. Some other sections of the law may have different rules, but this is the general rule.
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The statute, as written — No distinction based on marital status
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 sections 560:2-114, 560:2-125, 560:2-126, or 560:2-127, a parent-child relationship shall be deemed to exist between a child and the child's genetic parents, regardless of the parents' marital status.
Sections this one refers to
§560:2-114 When a parent cannot inherit from their child
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