Chapter 657
38 sections
§657-1 Six-year deadline for filing certain lawsuits
§657-1.5 Time limits do not stop the State from suing
§657-1.7 Adult sexual abuse victims get a two-year window to sue
§657-1.8 Time limits and rules for suing over childhood sexual abuse
§657-2 When the clock starts for open account debts
§657-3 When a counterclaim must meet the same time limits as a lawsuit
§657-3.5 When an amended court filing counts from the original date
§657-4 Time limit for suing over defamatory statements
§657-5 How long a court judgment stays valid in Hawaii
§657-5.5 Child support judgments stay enforceable until fully paid
§657-6 Time limit for out-of-state debts and judgments
§657-7 Time limit for suing over injury or property damage
§657-7.3 Time limits for suing health care providers
§657-7.5 When a plaintiff can add claims against a third-party defendant
§657-8 Time limit for suing over construction defects
§657-9 Time limits from other states can block lawsuits here
§657-10 When a shorter time limit applies
§657-11 Time limit for federal law claims in state court
§657-13 Extra time to sue for minors, insane people, and prisoners
§657-14 Disability must exist when the right to sue starts
§657-15 When multiple disabilities delay the deadline to sue
§657-18 Time limits paused while a person is out of state
§657-19 Time paused while a court order blocks a lawsuit
§657-20 Time limit extended when someone hides a claim
§657-21 Proving a lawsuit was filed too late or hidden
§657-21.5 Pausing the deadline to sue a convicted criminal
§657-22 When a lawsuit is not considered started
§657-23 Pause time limit while criminal case is open
§657-24 Paying large damage awards over time
§657-31 Time limit for suing to get land back
§657-31.5 When you can claim land you've occupied
§657-32 How to count the 20-year time limit
§657-33 When the time limit starts for property claims
§657-33.5 Time limits for claims about deregistered land
§657-34 Extra time to sue for minors, insane people, or prisoners
§657-35 Extra time to act after the first person dies
§657-36 No extra time after a disabled owner dies
§657-38 When entering land does not count as possession