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HRS §586-23

Filing a foreign protective order

This section lets you file a certified copy of a protective order from another state with a Hawaii court, with no filing fee. Filing is optional—you can enforce the order in Hawaii even if you don't file it.

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The statute, as written — Filing of foreign protective order.] A certified copy of a foreign protective order, accompanied by a sworn affidavit that the order remains in effect and has not been vacated or modified, may be file

d with the court; provided that no filing fee shall be required. Filing of a foreign protective order with the court shall not be required for enforcement of the foreign protective order in this State.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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