HRS §657-35
Extra time to act after the first person dies
If someone who had extra time to file a claim or enter property dies before that time runs out, their heirs or successors can still act. They get five years after the death, even if the original twenty-year limit has passed.
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The statute, as written — Extension of time by death
If the person first entitled to make the entry or bring the action dies during the continuance of any of the disabilities mentioned in section 657‑34, the entry may be made or the action brought by that person's heirs, or any other person claiming from, by, or under the person first entitled to make the entry or bring the action, at any time within five years after that person's death, notwithstanding the twenty years have expired.
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