In Re Doe

Mother-Appellant (Mother) appeals from the following decisions and orders entered by the Family Court of the First Circuit (the family court), Judge Paul T. Murakami presiding, in four separate cases that were consolidated on appeal, pursuant to which Mothers parental rights in her four children were terminated: (1) the November 26, 2001 "Decision, Re: Trial of November 14 & 20, 2001[,]" granting the State of Hawaii, Department of Human Services (DHS) permanent custody of Mothers four children (the November 26, 2001 Decision); (2) the December 11, 2001 "Orders Concerning Child Protective Act[,]" denying Mothers December 7, 2001 Motion for Reconsideration of the November 26, 2001 Decision; (3) the December 10, 2001 "Order Awarding [DHS] Permanent Custody" of all four children; and (4) the May 8, 2002 "Order Denying Mothers Motion for Reconsideration of Order Granting [DHSs] Motion for Permanent Custody Filed on November 26, 2001[.]"