INTEREST OF J.M.

No. CAAP-20-0000748.

497 P.3d 140 (2021)

In the INTEREST OF J.M. and Z.M., Minors.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai`i.

July 27, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On the briefs:

Matthew Mannisto , for Mother-Appellant.

Gregory H. Meyers , (Meyers & Meyers LLC), Lihue, for Father-Appellant.

Russell K. Goo , Julio C. Herrera , Ian T. Tsuda , Patrick A. Pascual , Deputy Attorneys General, Family Law Division, State of Hawai`i, for Petitioner-Appellee-Cross-Appellee THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.

GINOZA, CHIEF JUDGE, LEONARD AND HIRAOKA, JJ.


In many ways, this termination of parental rights case follows an unfortunate, but familiar, pattern. Parents are both on drugs and are unable to provide their children with a safe family home. The State gets involved, but parents do not comply with mandatory drug testing, continue to test positive for drugs,...

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