HRS §658F-10
Other foreign judgments can still be recognized
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that the law does not stop courts from recognizing foreign-country judgments that are not covered by this chapter. It allows such judgments to be recognized under other legal principles, like comity. This is a saving clause that keeps other options open.
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The statute, as written — Saving clause
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
This chapter does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment not within the scope of this chapter.
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