HRS §712A-8
How to give notice in forfeiture cases
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section explains the ways to deliver a required notice in forfeiture cases. If the owner's address is known, give notice in person or by mail. If the address is on file with a government agency, send it by certified mail. If the address is unknown, publish it in a local newspaper.
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The statute, as written — Notice of forfeiture proceedings
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.
Unless otherwise provided, whenever notice is required under this chapter it shall be given in one of the following ways: (a) If the owner's or interest-holder's name and current address are known: (i) By personal service; or (ii) By mail; (b) If the owner's or interest-holder's interest is required by law to be on record with a state or federal agency in order to perfect an interest in the property, but the person's current address is not known, by mailing a copy of the notice by certified mail to any address on the record; or (c) If the owner's or interest-holder's address is not known, and is not on record pursuant to paragraph (b), or if the person's interest is not known, by publication in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the seizure occurs.
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