(a) In a support proceeding under this article, the support enforcement agency of this State shall:
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 576B-704
Application: means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 576B-701
(1) Transmit and receive applications; and(2) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this State.(b) The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the Convention:
(1) Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order;(2) Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this State;(3) Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child;(4) Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under section 576B-708(b)(2), (4), or (9);(5) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this State; and(6) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.(c) The following support proceedings are available under the Convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order:
(1) Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this State;(2) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this State; and(3) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.(d) A tribunal of this State may not require security, bond, or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the Convention.
