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HRS §571-31.3

Voluntary help for families with child issues

A child or their parent, guardian, or legal custodian can ask the court or a designated agency for help with family problems involving the child that aren't being solved at home. The court or agency must provide services or help find them elsewhere.

childrencourtsguardiansparentsstate agencies

The statute, as written — Voluntary assistance

A child or the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian may voluntarily apply to the court or other designated agency to obtain appropriate services, including family conciliation and counseling, regarding issues or problems involving the child which are not being successfully resolved within the family. Upon such application, the court or other designated agency shall render appropriate services to the child and the family or assist in securing such services from other appropriate agencies.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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