HRS §651-5
Getting more security or costs in an attachment case
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section lets a defendant ask the court for more security from the plaintiff before judgment. If a surety leaves the state or is not enough, the court can cancel the attachment unless the plaintiff provides more security. If the defendant wins, the court can also order the plaintiff to pay a small attorney fee.
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The statute, as written — Additional 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.
[(a)] The defendant may at any time before judgment move the court for additional security on the part of the plaintiff, and if, on the motion, the court is satisfied that any surety on the plaintiff's bond has removed from the State, or that the surety is not sufficient, the attachment may be vacated and restitution directed of any property taken under it, unless in a reasonable time, to be fixed by the court, further security is given by the plaintiff in such amount and form as shall be approved by the court. [(b)] In case the defendant obtains judgment the defendant shall be entitled to have taxed against the plaintiff as costs, in addition to such other costs as may be allowed by law, a reasonable attorney's fee of not more than $50, to be fixed by the court.
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