IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
STATE OF HAWAII
Case No.
1FAN-24-0000138

In the Matter of the Adoption of A Female Child, Born on 7/19/2024 by SCOTT ANDREW PLATER and ANN THIEN HAU, Husband and Wife, Petitioners.
The State of Hawai’i to:
Unknown Father, whose last known address is unknown.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a petition for adoption of the above-identified child born to HONG CHEN, the child’s mother, has been filed in the Family Court, First Circuit, State of Hawai’i.
THE PETITION ALLEGES that your consent to the adoption of the above-named child by the Petitioners above-names is not required and may be dispensed with pursuant to Hawai’i Revised Statutes Section 578-2(c) as amended.
A hearing on the Petition will be held on March 11, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. at the Family Court located at the Kapolei Court Complex, 4675 Kapolei Parkway, Third Floor, Kapolei, Hawai’i.
IF YOU FAIL to appear at the hearing on date and time and at the place note above or if you fail to file a written response to the allegations reflected in the Petition for Adoption, further action may be taken including the granting of the adoption without further notice to you. Your written response should be addressed to the Presiding Judge, Family Court, First Circuit, Kapolei Court Complex, 4675 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, Hawai’i 96707-3272.
FAILURE TO OBEY this notice may result in an entry of a default and default judgment against you.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the child, the adoptive parents and the natural parents have rights under H.R.S. Section 578-15 regarding confidentiality of adoption records after the child reaches age 18.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 6, 2025.
(signature of the clerk)
Clerk of the above-entitled Court
I. Edsman
Attorney for Petitioners’s Name: SANDRA YOUNG,
No. 3893
Address: P.O. Box 2897, Aiea, HI 96701
(SA1480388 Jan. 15, 22, 29 and Feb. 5, 2025)