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HRS §657-31

Time limit for suing to get land back

This law sets a deadline for someone to start a court case to take back land they claim is theirs. The deadline is twenty years from when their right to sue first began. After that time, they cannot start the case or enter the land.

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The statute, as written — Twenty years

No person shall commence an action to recover possession of any lands, or make any entry thereon, unless within twenty years after the right to bring the action first accrued.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.