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HRS §653-5

What a creditor must include in a lawsuit complaint

This section tells a creditor who is suing someone who gets government pay what information to put in the complaint. The creditor must state the debtor's job and workplace, how much they earn, and who pays them. This helps the court know where to send a garnishment.

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The statute, as written — Complaint

The creditor of such beneficiary may bring the creditor's action against the creditor's debtor, and in the creditor's complaint allege, to the best of the creditor's knowledge: (1) The office or employment held or pursued by the beneficiary, in or under what department, board, or bureau of government or subdivision of the State, where the beneficiary is resident and where chiefly so employed; (2) The amount of the monthly salary, wages, or stipend or the annual salary of the beneficiary; and (3) The name of the officer through whom the beneficiary is accustomed or entitled to draw the beneficiary's salary, stipend, wages, or annuity.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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