Comments on: Bastard Nation Action Alert: Hawaii HB 2082. A clean bill for records access. Contact now! Vote Do Pass! https://bastards.org/bastard-nation-action-alert-hawaii-hb-2082-a-clean-bill-for-records-access-contact-now-vote-do-pass/ The Adoptee Rights Organization Thu, 25 Feb 2016 22:35:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kalani https://bastards.org/bastard-nation-action-alert-hawaii-hb-2082-a-clean-bill-for-records-access-contact-now-vote-do-pass/#comment-814 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 22:35:10 +0000 http://bastards.org/?p=5498#comment-814 I was told about this by someone from that adoption circle in Hawaii yesterday. I spoke to her last March when I attempted to access my mother’s adoption files. About 2 weeks ago we finally got the green light to access her files. But 7 months ago I already figured out who her biological parents were thanks to DNA and hard work, and last November met her relatives including her sister and they got DNA tested as well. It only confirmed that I found the right family.

But if only I was able to explained how awful it was to access this. It took a lot of money, a couple of plane trips to Hawaii from California and constant run around from the Family Court. This is only for my mother’s adoption, and I won’t begin to go into the problems with my adoption files.

I am so glad that this looks like it is heading in the right direction. Save others from going through all these ridiculous fees (I work only 16 weeks per year at the most) and constant delays, not to mention the court appointed private investigator didn’t find the right biological father for my mother, but I did.

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