Parental Rights in Hawaii
Hawaii Parental Rights News
By ParentalRights.org
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February 7, 2023
On January 25, Representatives Pierick, Garcia, and Matsumoto introduced HB1393, an act Relating to Parental Rights. The bill guarantees the right of parents “to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent’s child” and prohibits the state or any agency or subdivision of the state from enacting “any rule, regulation, or law that…
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Hawaii Courts
"Strict Scrutiny" Applied to Parental Rights
In Doe v. Doe 172 P.3d 1067, 1077, 1079 (Haw. 2007), the Hawaii Supreme Court applied the strict scrutiny standard on behalf of parental rights in a grandparent visitation dispute.
However, this precedent is subject to change.