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HRS §651-45

When a sale can be postponed

This section lets the officer in charge of a court-ordered sale delay the sale if it is in everyone's best interest, such as when there are no buyers. The officer must announce the delay publicly at the original sale time and place. The sale can be postponed again until it is completed.

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The statute, as written — Postponement of sale

If, at the time appointed for the sale, the officer deems it expedient, and for the interest of all persons concerned therein, to postpone the sale, for want of purchasers or for other sufficient cause, the officer may postpone it from time to time, until the sale is completed; giving notice of every such adjournment, by a public declaration thereof, at the time and place previously appointed for the sale. [CC 1859, §1025; am L 1905, c 16, §1; RL 1925, §2449; RL 1935, §4148; RL 1945, §10175; RL 1955, §233-44; HRS §651-45; gen ch 1985]
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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