§583A-203 - Jurisdiction to modify determination. - Hawaii Statutes

     [§583A-203]  Jurisdiction to modify determination.  Except as otherwise provided in section 583A-204, a court of this State shall not modify a child-custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this State has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under section 583A-201(a)(1) or (2) and:

     (1)  The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 583A-202 or that a court of this State would be a more convenient forum under section 583A-207; or

     (2)  A court of this State or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state. [L 2002, c 124, pt of §2]