HRS §172-4
General default in a government lien foreclosure case
This section covers what happens when no one responds to a foreclosure notice for a government commutation lien. If no one appears in time, the judge can record a general default and treat the complaint as admitted. Everyone in the world is considered a party and is bound by the result.
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The statute, as written — General default
If no person appears and answers within the time allowed, the judge may at once upon motion of the State order a general default to be recorded and the complaint for foreclosure of the government's lien for commutation to be taken as confessed. By the description in the notice "to all whom it may concern", all the world is made party defendant and shall be concluded by the default and order.
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