HRS §634-2
Suing one or more people who owe a contract debt
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗When a contract is owed by two or more people, a court can handle the case against only those who can be served with legal papers. The court treats them as if they were the only ones who owe. This lets you sue some, not all, of the people who signed the contract.
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The statute, as written — Joint contractual obligations
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.
In an action on a contract on which two or more persons are jointly, jointly and severally, or severally liable, the court in which the action is pending has jurisdiction to proceed against such of the obligors as can be served as if they were the only obligors. [CC 1859, §1105; RL 1925, §2363; RL 1935, §4047; RL 1945, §10039; RL 1955, §230-9; HRS §634-33; am L 1972, c 89, §2A(b); ren HRS §634-2]
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