HRS §661B-6
State gives up immunity only for this chapter's claims
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says the State gives up its special protection from lawsuits only for claims made under this chapter. For all other claims about wrongful conviction and imprisonment, the State keeps that protection. Courts should read this section in favor of the State.
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The statute, as written — Waiver of sovereign immunity
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 shall constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity by the State only for the claims brought pursuant to this chapter. The State makes no other waiver of sovereign immunity, and fully retains its sovereign immunity as to all other claims, however denominated, that seek compensation of any kind or nature that are a result of, related to, or arise from a conviction and imprisonment for crimes for which the claimant alleges actual innocence. This section shall be broadly construed in favor of the State and against any waiver of sovereign immunity.
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