HRS §337-4

Time limit for starting a case about a missing person

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This section sets a deadline for starting any legal case under this chapter. You must begin the case within one year after the person's flight or disappearance. If you miss this deadline, you cannot start the case.

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The statute, as written — Limitation

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Any proceedings under this chapter shall be begun within one year after the flight referred to in this chapter.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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