Opinion of the Court by ACOBA, J.
We hold that in a proceeding brought by a parent to remove a non-parent as a guardian of the parent's minor child, the family court must consider the preference granted to parents in Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 571-46(1) (1993) in determining whether under HRS § 560:5-212 (1993), it is in the best interest of the child to terminate the guardianship.
We conclude that although the family court of the first circuit...
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