{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-577-4","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 577-4","heading":"Stepparent; when required to support stepchild.","body":"A stepparent who acts in loco parentis is bound to provide, maintain, and support the stepparent's stepchild during the residence of the child with the stepparent if the legal parents desert the child or are unable to support the child, thereby reducing the child to destitute and necessitous circumstances.","path":["HI Code","Division 3","Title 31","Chapter 577"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0577/HRS_0577-0004.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"b9aab986fb9068057a6d16ae18d082675d7c7117774cc7a6e9ba42b86ad3686a","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-577-3.5","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-577-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}