In the Interest of Doe

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

HAYASHI, C.J.

This is an appeal from an order entered on November 27, 1979, by the Family Court of the Fifth Circuit, County of Kauai, waiving its jurisdiction over the appellant and transferring him to the circuit court for trial as an adult.

On November 13, 1978, a petition was filed in the family court alleging that the appellant committed the offense of rape in the first degree when he was 17 years old. On the same day, the prosecuting attorney filed with the court a petition for waiver of jurisdiction, pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 571-22(b).

Pursuant to…