HRS §356D-95
Posting eviction papers when the tenant can't be served
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section covers what happens when a tenant cannot be personally served with an eviction order. The housing authority can order the officer to post a certified copy on the property instead. This is a narrow procedural rule about how eviction papers can be delivered.
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The statute, as written — Ex parte motion
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.
If a tenant cannot be served with an order of eviction or writ of possession, and the facts shall appear by affidavit to the authority, service to the tenant may be made according to the special order of the authority. The order shall require the officer to affix a certified copy of the order of eviction or writ of possession in a conspicuous place upon the premises such as the door or wall of the dwelling unit.
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