National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges

More Custody & Visitation in Hawaii

• Hawaii State Judiciary — Family Court Self-Help — Hawaii's Family Court operates inside the Circuit Court across four judicial circuits — Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island, and Kauai — and this stat
• Legal Aid Society of Hawaii — Family Law — Legal Aid Society of Hawaii is the state's primary civil legal aid provider, and its Bethel Street office in downtown Honolulu handles custo
• Hawaii State Bar — Lawyer Referral — If a mother does not qualify for legal aid but cannot afford full attorney rates, the Hawaii State Bar's referral service at 1100 Alakea Str
• Hawaii Family Court Mediation — Before a contested custody hearing in Hawaii Family Court, judges routinely order mothers and the other parent to attempt mediation through
• Aloha United Way 211 — Family Law Referrals — Dialing 211 from any Hawaii phone connects a mother to Aloha United Way's information specialists who maintain a live database of legal aid
• WomensLaw.org — Custody Information — WomensLaw.org publishes Hawaii-specific custody statutes in plain English, including how HRS Chapter 571 frames the best-interest-of-the-chi