[§551G-5] Cooperation between courts. (a) In a guardianship or protective proceeding in the State of Hawaii, the court may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following:
(b) If a court of another state in which a guardianship or protective proceeding is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in subsection (a), a court of the State of Hawaii has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts to comply with the request. [L 2012, c 236, pt of §1]