HRS §583A-302
Enforcing a return order under the Hague Convention
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section lets a Hawaii court enforce a return order for a child that was made under the Hague Convention on international child abduction. The court treats that order like a regular child custody decision. This is a narrow rule about how such orders are enforced.
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The statute, as written — Enforcement under Hague Convention
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.
Under this part a court of this State may enforce an order for the return of the child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a child-custody determination.
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