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HRS §657-6

Time limit for out-of-state debts and judgments

This section sets a four-year deadline to start a lawsuit for debts or obligations that came from outside Hawaii, including some foreign court judgments. It does not apply to judgments from courts of record. The deadline starts when the claim arises.

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The statute, as written — Four years; causes arising in foreign jurisdiction, etc

Subject to section 657-9, actions for the recovery of any debt founded upon any contract, obligation, or liability, where the cause of action has arisen in any foreign jurisdiction including actions on judgments or decrees rendered in any court not a court of record in any foreign jurisdiction but not such as are brought upon the judgment or decree of a court of record, shall be commenced within four years after the cause of action accrued, and not after.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§657-9 Time limits from other states can block lawsuits here

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