Notice
HRS §334-125
in effect334-125. Notice
(a) Notice of the hearing shall be:
(1) Served personally on the subject of the petition
pursuant to family court rules;
(2) Served personally or by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested, deliverable to the addressee only, to as many
as are known to the petitioner of the subject's spouse or reciprocal
beneficiary, legal parents, adult children, and legal guardian, if one has been
appointed. If the subject of the petition has no living spouse or reciprocal beneficiary,
legal parent, adult children, or legal guardian, or if none can be found,
notice of the hearing shall be served on at least one of the subject's closest
adult relatives, if any can be found;
(3) Served on the guardian ad litem appointed for the
subject of the petition or the subject's existing guardian, if the court
determines the existence of one;
(4) Served on the attorney for the subject of the
petition, if applicable; and
(5) Given to other persons as the court may
designate.
(b) The notice shall include the following:
(1) The date, time, place of hearing, a clear
statement of the purpose of the proceedings and possible consequences to the
subject, and a statement of the legal standard upon which assisted community
treatment is being considered;
(2) A copy of the petition;
(3) Notice that the subject of the petition has been
assigned a guardian ad litem to represent the best interests of the subject
throughout the proceeding, unless the court determined the existence of a
guardian for the subject; and
(4) Notice that the subject of the petition is
entitled to the assistance of an attorney, and that the subject may contact
their own attorney.
(c) Notice of all subsequent hearings shall be
served in accordance with subsections (a) and (b), and in accordance with all
applicable family court rules relating to service of notice, including that
service need not be made on parties in default for failure to appear.
[L 1984,
c 251, pt of §1; am L 1997, c 383, §48; am L 2013, c 221, §§11, 24; am L 2015,
c 231, §3; am L 2016, c 114, §6; am L 2018, c 144, §10; am L 2021, c 58, §3]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol06_Ch0321-0344/HRS0334/HRS_0334-0125.htmFetched: 11/10/2026