A newborn baby was found abandoned at a locaton along Sandy Beach overnight and taken to the hospital. (Bruce Asato/basato@staradvertiser.com)
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Unresolved, confidential Family Court issues have prompted another continuance in the case involving the 21-year-old Makiki woman who claimed to have found a baby at Sandy Beach.
Keala Simeona was scheduled to enter a plea Thursday morning to a misdemeanor charge of filing a false police report. But Franklin Pacarro Jr., Simeona’s attorney, requested a continuance because of issues in Family Court. He told District Judge Leslie Hayashi he could not discuss them because of a "a gag order."
Hayashi moved the hearing to July 25. Simeona was not in court.
Simeona told police April 28 that she had found the baby and took the infant to the Queen’s Medical Center.
Police later determined Simeona was the mother. She was arrested and charged April 30.
Family Court will decide whether the baby will be returned to her family.