HRS §576B-104
Other legal options still available for support orders
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that the rules in this chapter are not the only way to get or enforce a support order. You can still use other laws or ask a court to recognize a foreign support order. It also clarifies that this chapter does not give courts power over child custody or visitation.
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The statute, as written — Remedies cumulative
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.
(a) Remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity. (b) This chapter does not: (1) Provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the law of this State; or (2) Grant a tribunal of this State jurisdiction to render judgment or issue an order relating to child custody or visitation in a proceeding under this chapter.
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