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Notice #: 0001345257-01
Court Notices

IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT STATE OF HAWAI`I FC-A No. 21-1-22K In the Matter of the Adoption of a Female Child born on August 24, 2016 by Walter Diaz and Tamara Ann Diaz, husband and wife, Petitioners. THE STATE OF HAWAI’I TO: UNKNOWN FATHER of child born to LEINA`ALA MAGDALENE O KU`UIPO LEHUA DELA CRUZ on August 24, 2016 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a petition for adoption of the above-identified child has been filed in the Family Court, Third Circuit, State of Hawai`i. THE PETITION ALLEGES that your consent to the adoption of the above-named child by the petitioners is not required and may be dispensed with pursuant to Section 578-2(c) of the Hawai`i Revised statutes as amended. A hearing on the Petition will be held in the Family Court of the Third Circuit, Keahuolu Courthouse, 74-5451 Kamakaeha Ave., Second Floor, Kailua Kona, Hawai`i 96740, on November 19, 2021 at 9:00 AM before the Honorable Presiding Judge of the above-entitled Court. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR at the hearing on the date and time set forth in this notice or fail to file a written response to the allegations stated in the Petition with the clerk of the Family Court of the Third Circuit, whose office address is 74-5451 Kamakaeha Ave., Second Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i 96740, before the date of the hearing, further action, including the granting of the adoption, shall be taken without further notice to you. FAILURE TO OBEY this Notice may result in an entry of default and default judgment against you. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the child, the adoptive parents, and the natural parents have rights under HRS Section 578-15 regarding confidentiality of adoption records after the child reaches age 18. DATED: Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i, September 22, 2021. /s/ N. Hazlett Clerk of the Above-Entitled Court (WHT1345257 10/08, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29/21)