HRS §651-12
Court can question the defendant when no property is found
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If the plaintiff's affidavit or the officer's return shows that there is no known property, or not enough, to cover the attachment, the court or judge can order the defendant to come to court and answer questions under oath about their property.
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The statute, as written — Examination of defendant; where no property known
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.
Whenever it appears by the affidavit of the plaintiff or by the return of the attachment that no property is known to the plaintiff or officer on which the attachment can be executed, or not enough to satisfy the plaintiff's claim, the defendant may be required by the court or judge to attend before it or the judge, and give information on oath respecting the same.
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