HRS §634J-2
When a defendant can make a plaintiff post security
In any court case in Hawaii, a defendant can ask the court to make the plaintiff pay for security, but only if the plaintiff is a vexatious litigant and unlikely to win. The request must be made before final judgment and after a hearing.
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The statute, as written — Motion for order requiring plaintiff to post security
In any litigation pending in any court of this State, at any time until final judgment is entered, a defendant may move the court, upon notice and hearing, for an order requiring the plaintiff to furnish security. The motion must be based upon the ground, and supported by a showing, that the plaintiff is a vexatious litigant and that there is no reasonable probability that the plaintiff will prevail in the litigation against the moving defendant.
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