HRS §586-12
When a protective order can be issued against the plaintiff
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗A court cannot issue a protective order against the person who filed the petition unless the other side files their own separate petition and the original filer gets reasonable notice of that filing. This section only sets those two conditions.
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The statute, as written — Mutual protective orders
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.
No protective order shall be entered against the plaintiff in the same petition unless: (1) The respondent properly files a separate petition; and (2) The plaintiff has reasonable notice of the filing of the separate petition.
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