Restraining Orders

You can file a domestic abuse protective order against a family or household member who has committed acts of domestic abuse against you or your minor child.

You can also file a petition on behalf of a family or household member who is: 

• a minor child - however, a minor child who is 16 or older can also choose to file on his/her own; 
• an “incapacitated person”; or 
• someone who is physically unable to travel to complete or file the petition.¹

An “incapacitated person” is someone over the age of 18 who cannot care for his/her own physical health, safety, or self-care needs - even with technological assistance.²

A family or household member includes:

• your current or former spouse;
• your current or former reciprocal beneficiary;
• someone you share a child with;
• someone you are dating or used to date;
• your parent;
• your child;
• someone related to you by blood or marriage; and
• someone you live with, or used to live with, unless they fall into one of the following categories:
  • adults who lived together as roommates; or
  • adults who were cohabitants only for economic reasons, or due to a contract or lease.³

¹ Haw. Rev. Stat. § 586-3(b)
² Haw. Rev. Stat. § 560:5-102
³ Haw. Rev. Stat. § 586-1