Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-20

• Child: means a person who is born alive and is less than eighteen years of age. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-4
• Court: means one of the family courts established pursuant to chapter 571. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-4
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Party: means an authorized agency; a child who is subject to a proceeding under this chapter; the child's parents and guardian ad litem; any other person who is alleged in the petition or who is subsequently found at any child protective proceeding to be encouraging, causing, or contributing to the acts or conditions that brought the child within the scope of this chapter; and may include any other person, including the child's current foster parent or current resource family, if the court finds that such person's participation is in the best interest of the child; provided that the court may limit a party's right to participate in any child protective proceeding if the court deems such limitation of such party's participation to be consistent with the best interests of the child and such party is not a family member who is required to be summoned pursuant to § 587A-13, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-4
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.