HRS §47-19
How to Deliver Court Papers to a Garnishee
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section explains the allowed ways to give court papers to a garnishee. If the garnishee lives or works in the same district, you can hand them the papers or leave them at their office with an employee. If not, you can hand them the papers or mail them to their Honolulu office.
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The statute, as written — Service on garnishee
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.
Service of process upon the garnishee may be made as follows: (1) If the garnishee lives or has the garnishee's office in the district where the process is issued, by handing the copy to the garnishee personally or leaving it in the garnishee's office with a deputy, clerk, or other employee therein; or (2) If the garnishee does not live, nor have an office in the district where the process is issued, by handing the copy to the garnishee personally, or by depositing it in the nearest post office, enclosed in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, and addressed to the garnishee at the garnishee's office in Honolulu.
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