HRS §587D-7
When a newborn is considered abandoned
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that if a newborn is left at a hospital, fire station, police station, or with emergency workers under the safe haven law, the law treats the baby as abandoned. This applies to court cases about the child and adoption cases.
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The statute, as written — Status of child
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.
For purposes of proceedings under this chapter and adoption proceedings, a newborn child left at a hospital, fire station, or police station, or with emergency services personnel under section 587D‑2 shall be considered an abandoned child. [L Sp 2007, c 7, pt of §2]
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