{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-583a-203","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 583A-203","heading":"Jurisdiction to modify determination.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in section 583A-204, a court of this State shall not modify a child-custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this State has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under section 583A-201(a)(1) or (2) and:\n\n(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 583A-202 or that a court of this State would be a more convenient forum under section 583A-207; or\n\n(2) A court of this State or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.","path":["HI Code","Division 3","Title 31","Chapter 583A"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0583A/HRS_0583A-0203.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"7a6acd03205a45be72a835891b6ce0acadaac2d8d6dba2a33f6611a62b20bfb6","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-583a-202","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-583a-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}