{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-576b-211","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 576B-211","heading":"Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.","body":"(a) A tribunal of this State issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of this State has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.\n\n(b) A tribunal of this State may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.\n\n(c) A tribunal of this State that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as:\n\n(1) An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this State; or\n\n(2) A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.","path":["HI Code","Division 3","Title 31","Chapter 576B"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0576B/HRS_0576B-0211.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"edeb3c2daa75700456e7c968a3abd155a71de201d3e5cb135883d8f93f6f8b3e","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-576b-210","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-576b-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}