HRS §624-45
Who pays the costs in these proceedings
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says the person who asks for the proceeding or files the lawsuit must pay all its costs. However, those costs might later be counted as allowed expenses, similar to how deposition costs are handled.
The statute, as written — Costs
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.
The applicant or plaintiff shall pay all costs of all proceedings under section 624-41, but such disbursements ultimately may be allowed in taxation of costs as in the case of disbursements for depositions.
Sections this one refers to
§624-41 How to preserve testimony before a lawsuit
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