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HRS §657-20

Time limit extended when someone hides a claim

If a person who owes you money or is responsible for a claim hides the claim or their identity from you, the usual time limit to sue is extended. You then have six years from when you find out or should have found out about the claim or the person. This applies even if the normal deadline has already passed.

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The statute, as written — Extension by fraudulent concealment

If any person who is liable to any of the actions mentioned in this part or section 663-3, fraudulently conceals the existence of the cause of action or the identity of any person who is liable for the claim from the knowledge of the person entitled to bring the action, the action may be commenced at any time within six years after the person who is entitled to bring the same discovers or should have discovered, the existence of the cause of action or the identity of the person who is liable for the claim, although the action would otherwise be barred by the period of limitations. [CC 1859, §1049; RL 1925, §2654; RL 1935, §3925; RL 1945, §10436; RL 1955, §241-19; HRS §657-20; am L 1972, c 105, §1(1)]
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§663-3 Suing for a loved one's wrongful death

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