HRS §636-15
Default judgment rules for jury trials and published notices
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section explains what happens when someone asks for a default judgment. If evidence is needed and the case would have had a jury, the court must allow a jury trial unless it decides otherwise. If a defendant was served by publication and never showed up, the court must require proof of the complaint's claims.
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The statute, as written — Default judgments
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.
Upon application for a judgment by default: (1) If the taking of evidence is required or ordered and the matter is one which would have been tried before a jury had there been no default, the court shall accord a right of trial by jury unless the court in its discretion upon motion orders trial without jury on any or all issues. (2) If a defendant served by publication has not appeared in the action, the court shall require proof to be made of the allegations of the complaint.
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