HRS §572-23
Spouses are not responsible for each other's debts
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law says that a married person does not have to pay their spouse's debts. Also, the married person's property cannot be taken to pay those debts. This applies even if the debt is from the spouse alone.
spouses
The statute, as written — Not liable for spousal debts
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.
A married person is not liable for the debts of a spouse; nor is a married person's property liable to be taken on execution or other process against that person's spouse.
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