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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