In re: B.P.

── In re: B.P. ── Court: Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals Date: April 13, 2026 Category: General NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAIʻI REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER Electronically Filed Intermediate Court of Appeals CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX 13-APR-2026 09:07 AM Dkt. 64 SO NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI IN THE INTEREST OF B.P. APPEAL FROM THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT (FC-S NO. XX-XXXXXXX) SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER (By: Nakasone, Chief Judge, Hiraoka and McCullen, JJ.) Mother-Appellant D.P. (Mother) appeals from the Family Court of the First Circuit's October 9, 2024 order granting Petitioner-Appellee the Department of Human Services' (DHS) request to withdraw its August 28, 2024 Petition for Temporary Foster Custody (Order Withdrawing Petition). 1 On appeal, Mother challenges the family court's admission of exhibits that DHS and the Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) offered and that the family court relied on in concluding that Father-Appellee T.P. (Father) could provide a safe family home 1 The Honorable Lesley N. Maloian presided.  NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAIʻI REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER for B.P. (Child) and closing the underlying Child Protective Act Case. Mother also challenges the family court's authority to enter its findings and conclusions after she filed her notice of appeal. 2 Upon careful review of the record and the briefs submitted by the parties, and having given due consideration to the issues raised and the arguments advanced, we resolve this appeal as discussed below and vacate and remand. Child was born to Mother and Father in 2019. Since March 2024, DHS has received and investigated multiple reports of abuse or neglect to Child by Mother, Father, and K.P. (Maternal Grandmother). Without physical evidence, allegations of sexual abuse and threats of abuse by Father went unconfirmed, "but there was a concern of coaching by Maternal Grandmother." In April 2024, Father filed for divorce from Mother in 1FDV-XX-XXXXXXX (Divorce Case). 3 A visitation order in the Divorce Case limited Father's contact with Child to three times a week, for approximately four hours at a time. 2 Although Mother's notice of appeal identifies and appends only the October 9, 2024 Order Withdrawing Petition, Mother's abbreviated opening brief indicates she also appeals from the family court's September 9, 2024 order granting DHS's Petition and awarding temporary family supervision with placement to Father (Temporary Family Supervision Order). Given our decision, we need not address Mother's arguments as to the September 9, 2024 Temporary Family Supervision Order, including alleged insufficiency of service of process and the protective order. 3 The Honorable Robert J. Brown presided in the Divorce Case. 2  NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAIʻI REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER On August 24, 2024, DHS received and confirmed "a report of threat of abuse and threatened neglect to" Child by Mother and Maternal Grandmother. DHS assumed temporary foster custody of Child on August 25. On August 28, DHS filed its Petition and requested an inquiry into the abuse allegations. On August 30, the family court conducted a temporary foster custody hearing. The family court judicially noticed the "related records and files" in the Divorce Case and accepted into evidence, ove