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HRS §483-2

Co-obligor not discharged when

This section says that if a court rules against one person who owes a debt or duty together with others, that ruling does not let the other co-obligors off the hook. They still owe what they owe.

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The statute, as written — Co-obligor not discharged when

A judgment against one or more of several obligors, or against one or more of joint, or of joint and several obligors shall not discharge a co-obligor who was not a party to the proceeding wherein the judgment was rendered.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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