{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-587a-25","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 587A-25","heading":"Conduct of hearing in child protective proceedings.","body":"(a) The court shall hear child protective proceedings without a jury at a hearing separate from those for adults.\n\n(b) The general public shall be excluded from child protective proceedings. Only parties found by the court to have a direct interest in the case shall be admitted to the hearing.\n\n(c) The court has discretion to exclude the child from the hearing at any time.\n\n(d) If a party is without counsel or a guardian ad litem, the court shall inform the party of the right to be represented by counsel and the right to appeal.","path":["HI Code","Division 3","Title 31","Chapter 587A"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0587A/HRS_0587A-0025.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"37c729699b0d136fd9b8b63cae9e063481d03288fbef0e4b50cec9e499347f67","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-587a-24","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-587a-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}