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HRS §664-21

How to ask the court about a fence

This section explains how a person who owns, leases, or occupies land can ask the circuit court to decide about fencing or maintaining a fence. The petition must describe the land and the fence, and name the neighbors. The court will then send a summons to those neighbors.

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The statute, as written — Petition

[(a)] Any person owning, leasing, or occupying land under an agreement with the owner or lessee, who desires to fence the land, or who, having fenced the land, desires to provide for the maintenance of the fence, may file a petition in the circuit court of the circuit in which the land is situated praying for the hearing and determination of the matter. [(b)] The petition shall designate the land by name or description, the location thereof, and the boundary or boundaries desired to be fenced or the fence desired to be maintained; and shall designate the adjoining land or lands and state the name or names of the owners, lessees, and occupants thereof. Upon the filing of the petition, summons shall issue to the adjoining owners, lessees, and occupants as in other proceedings before circuit courts.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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