Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-10

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Child: means a person who is born alive and is less than eighteen years of age. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-4
• Department: means the department of human services and its authorized representatives. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-4
• Family: means each legal parent of a child; the birthing parent, unless the child has been legally adopted; the concerned non-birthing parent as provided in section 578-2(a)(5), unless the child has been legally adopted; each parent's spouse or former spouse; each sibling or person related by blood or marriage; each person residing in the dwelling unit; and any other person or legal entity with:
  (1) Legal or physical custody or guardianship of the child, or
  (2) Responsibility for the child's care. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-4
• Foster custody: means the legal status created when the department places a child outside of the family home with the agreement of the legal custodian or pursuant to court order, after the court has determined that the child's family is not presently willing and able to provide the child with a safe family home, even with the assistance of a service plan. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-4
• Relative: means a person related to a child by blood or adoption, or a hanai relative as defined in this chapter, who, as determined by the court or the department, is willing and able to safely provide support to the child and the child's family. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-4