HRS §580-72
Married persons may sue in their own name
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If you are married and have the right to sue for separate maintenance, you can file the lawsuit in your own name. This section only covers who can bring the case, not the details of the maintenance itself.
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The statute, as written — Married persons may bring action in own name
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.
Whenever any married person has the right to sue for separate maintenance, that person may bring the action in that person's own name.
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