HRS §437B-20
License required to get a repair lien or sue
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If you are required to have a license under this chapter, you cannot get a lien for your work or materials, or sue on a repair contract, unless you were licensed when you did the work. This section protects consumers by limiting legal remedies for unlicensed repairers.
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The statute, as written — License condition precedent to lien
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.
No person required to be licensed under this chapter shall have the benefit of any lien for labor or materials or the right to sue on a contract for motor vehicle repairs done by the person unless the person was licensed at the time the person performed the contract.
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