ACOBA, Judge.
We hold that Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 571-46(7) (1993) does not mandate a court, upon a grandparent's request, to award the grandparent rights of visitation with his or her grandchild. Instead, HRS § 571-46(7) generally leaves the issue of "[r]easonable visitation rights" of grandparents to "the discretion of the court," while precluding the award of such rights if "it is shown that rights of visitation are detrimental to the best interests...
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