§560:5-607 - Hearing. - Hawaii Statutes

     §560:5-607  Hearing.  (a)  The court shall set a hearing on the petition and shall order that notice of the time and place of hearing be provided to the ward, the guardian, and the guardian ad litem for the ward and any other persons that the court may designate.

     (b)  The ward shall be entitled to be present at the hearing and to see and hear all evidence bearing on the petition.  The ward shall be entitled to be represented by an attorney, in addition to the court-appointed guardian ad litem, to present evidence, and to cross-examine witnesses, including any person submitting a report.  The ward may be absent from the hearing if the ward is unwilling or is unable to participate. [L 1986, c 81, pt of §2; am L 2006, c 25, §3]