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HRS §672E-5

Accepting a contractor's settlement offer and allowing repairs

This section explains how a claimant can accept a contractor's settlement offer in writing and the deadline to do so. If the claimant accepts an offer to repair, they must let the contractor access the property to finish the work on the schedule in the offer.

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The statute, as written — Written notice of acceptance; access to premises

(a) The claimant, within thirty days after receipt of a contractor's settlement offer, may accept any offer by serving the contractor with a written notice of acceptance; provided that an association shall have forty-five days to respond. If no written notice of acceptance is served, the settlement offer shall be deemed rejected. (b) If a claimant accepts a contractor's offer to repair, the claimant shall provide unfettered access to perform and complete the construction within the timetable stated in the settlement offer.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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