HRS §634J-2
When a defendant can make a plaintiff post security
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗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
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 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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