HRS §669-6
No cost award when defendant gives up claim
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗In a property dispute, if the defendant says in their answer that they have no interest in the property, or lets a judgment be entered without answering, the plaintiff cannot get court costs from the defendant.
The statute, as written — Disclaimer, default, no costs
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.
If in the action the defendant disclaims in the defendant's answer any interest or estate in the property or suffers judgment to be taken against the defendant without answer, the plaintiff shall not recover costs.
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