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HRS §478-3

Interest rate on court judgments

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This section sets the interest rate that applies to a court judgment in a civil case in Hawaii. The rate is 10 percent per year, and it cannot be more than that. This applies to any judgment from any court in the state.

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The statute, as written — On judgment

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.

Interest at the rate of ten per cent a year, and no more, shall be allowed on any judgment recovered before any court in the State, in any civil suit. [CC 1859, §1481; am L 1868, p 9; am L 1898, c 4, §2; RL 1925, §3586; RL 1935, §7051; am L 1935, c 18, §1; RL 1945, §8732; RL 1955, §191-2; HRS §478-2; am L 1979, c 211, §1; am L 1981, c 9, §2; ren L 1986, c 137, pt of §1]
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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