Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-18

  • Court: means the family courts of this State and, when the context requires, a court or agency of any other state having jurisdiction to establish, modify, and enforce support obligations. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1
  • Hearings officer: means a public official appointed and commissioned pursuant to § 576E-10. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576E-1

In any hearing in a contested case before a hearings officer, any adult who wilfully violates, neglects, or refuses to obey or perform any lawful order of the hearings officer, may be proceeded against in the family court for contempt of court according to law.