HRS §661-5
Time limit for suing the State
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗You must start a lawsuit against the State within two years of when your claim first becomes valid. If you are legally disabled, you get one year after the disability ends to file. Otherwise, your claim is permanently barred.
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The statute, as written — Limitations on action
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.
Every claim against the State, cognizable under this part, shall be forever barred unless the action is commenced within two years after the claim first accrues; provided that the claims of persons under legal disability shall not be barred if the action is commenced within one year after the disability has ceased.
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