HRS §584A-512
Filing parentage papers with the health department
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that all parentage papers—whether signed voluntarily or decided by a court—must be filed with the health department. The health department checks them against the state case registry. The court decides who files the court-ordered ones, usually the parent or an agency.
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The statute, as written — Filing of acknowledgments and adjudications with department of health
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.
All voluntary acknowledgments and adjudications of parentage by judicial process shall be filed with the department of health for comparison with information in the state case registry established pursuant to section 576D-6(a)(12). Filing of the adjudications of parentage shall be the responsibility of the natural parent or individual or agency as the court shall direct.
Sections this one refers to
§576D-6 State agency duties for finding parents and enforcing child support
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