§551G-14 Special jurisdiction. (a) A court of the State of Hawaii, while lacking jurisdiction under section 551G-13(1) through (3), shall have special jurisdiction to do any of the following:
(1) Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding ninety days for a respondent who is physically present in the State of Hawaii;
(2) Issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible personal property located in the State of Hawaii; or
(3) Appoint a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated or protected person for whom a provisional order to transfer the proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures similar to section 551G-21.
(b) If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency is brought in the State of Hawaii and the State of Hawaii was not the respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or after the emergency appointment. [L 2012, c 236, pt of §1]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 30. Guardians and Trustees
551G. Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act
551G-3 International application.
551G-4 Communication between courts.
551G-5 Cooperation between courts.
551G-6 Taking testimony in another state.
551G-11 Definitions; significant factors.
551G-15 Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction.
551G-17 Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.
551G-19 Proceedings in more than one state.
551G-21 Transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to another state.
551G-22 Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state.
551G-31 Registration of guardianship orders.
551G-32 Registration of protective orders.
551G-33 Effect of registration.
551G-41 Uniformity of application and construction.
551G-42 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.