| Hawaii |
Hawaii Rev. Stat. §§ 578-14,
578-14.5, 578-15. |
Records pertaining to an
adoption shall be sealed and
may not be disclosed except on
court order. There is a search
and consent procedure: For
adoption completed before
1991, adult adoptee may ask
family court to attempt to notify
biological parents to seek their
consent to disclosure of their
identities; if parents do not file
affidavit requesting
confidentiality within 60 days,
identities will be released; more
extended searches may occur
for parents whose whereabouts
are unknown. For adoptions
completed after January 1,
1991, parental consent to
disclosure of their identities is
presumed. To prevent
disclosure, parents have to file a
request for confidentiality which
must be renewed every ten
years. |
