HRS §651-16
Returning property and money when the case ends
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If the defendant wins the case, or the case is dropped or dismissed, the police officer must give back all money collected and any property still held. The attachment order is then canceled and the property is released.
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The statute, as written — Discharge of writ
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.
If the defendant recovers judgment or if the plaintiff is nonsuited or if the action is discontinued or dismissed, all the proceeds of the same and money collected by the police officer, and all the property attached remaining in the police officer's hands, shall be delivered to the defendant, or the defendant's agent, and the order of attachment shall be discharged, and the property released therefrom.
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