HRS §662-12
Paying the lawyer when you win a claim against the state
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If you win a lawsuit against the state under this chapter, the court or the attorney general can add reasonable lawyer fees to your award, but those fees cannot be more than 25% of the amount you recover. The fees come out of the money you win. Court-ordered sanctions for bad behavior are not counted in that 25% limit.
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The statute, as written — Attorney's fees
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.
The court rendering a judgment for the plaintiff pursuant to this chapter or the attorney general making a disposition pursuant to section 662-11 may, as a part of such judgment, award, or settlement, determine and allow reasonable attorney's fees which shall not, however, exceed twenty-five per cent of the amount recovered and shall be payable out of the judgment awarded to the plaintiff; provided that such limitation shall not include attorney's fees and costs that the court may award the plaintiff as a matter of its sanctions.
Sections this one refers to
§662-11 Settling claims against the state
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