Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 1-29 (2026)

  Computation of time

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     §1-29  Computation of time.  The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day is a Sunday or holiday and then it is also excluded.  When so provided by the rules of court, the last day also shall be excluded if it is a Saturday. [L 1923, c 3, §1; RL 1925, §19; RL 1935, §20; RL 1945, §20; RL 1955, §1-40; HRS §1-29; am L 1973, c 31, §2]

 

Cross References

 

  Holidays, see §§8-1 to 8-3.

  "Month", "year" defined, see §1-20.

  "Successive" weeks, see §601-13.

 

Rules of Court

 

  Computation of time, see DCRCP rule 6; HCTR rule 21; HFCR rule 6; HPR rule 10; HRAP rule 26(a); HRCP rule 6(a); HRPP rule 45(a).

 

Attorney General Opinions

 

  Section refers to calculation of time in terms of days rather than hours.  Att. Gen. Op. 92-6.

 

Case Notes

 

  Where act to be done a specified period before a certain event, how computed.  8 H. 602; 8 H. 735, 738 (single justice); 19 H. 225 (prior to statutory exclusion of Sunday).

  Statute applied:  10 H. 249; 18 H. 7; 24 H. 250 (district court proceeding at time when statute applicable only to circuit court proceedings); 38 H. 443.  Not applicable where time was fixed by the judge.  28 H. 455 (Prior to adoption of present rules of court).

  Publication "for not less than ten days" before letting contract not satisfied by one publication more than ten days prior.  30 H. 94.

  Local board of registration had jurisdiction to consider the merits of appeal of a challenge to a person's voter registration status because Columbus Day, a holiday recognized by the federal government, constitutes a holiday for purposes of the computation of time as to when an act is to be done under this section.  139 H. 386, 390 P.3d 1273 (2017).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1974–2019 · leading case: Hungate v. Law Off. of David B. Rosen, 391 P.3d 1 (Haw. 2017).
Hungate v. Law Off. of David B. Rosen, 391 P.3d 1 (Haw. 2017). · cites it 22× “HRS § 1-29 Governs the Scheduling of a Foreclosure Sale Under Former HRS § 667 Part 1 13 Former HRS § 667-7(a) (2) required that “[t]he notice of intention of foreclosure shall contain: .”
Bauernfiend v. AOAO Kihei Beach Condos., 54 P.3d 452 (Haw. 2002). · cites it 10× “However, she urged the circuit comí to find that her complaint was timely filed pursuant to either HRS § 1-29 (1993) 5 or Hawai'i Rules of Civil *283 Procedure (HRCP) Rule 6(a) (1997).”
Kalaeloa Ventures, LLC v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu., 424 P.3d 458 (Haw. 2018). · cites it 32× “KV opposed the City's Motion, contending that the date for filing the Notices of Appeal extended to January 17, 2017, because HRS § 1-29, 6 the weekend rule that sets forth the method for computing deadlines, excludes Sundays and holidays from the computation of time.”
Hyland v. Gonzales., 390 P.3d 1273 (Haw. 2017). · cites it 14× “We hold that the board had jurisdiction to consider the merits of Hyland’s appeal, and we also determine that the second Monday in October—recognized by the federal government as Columbus Day—is a holiday for purposes of the computation of time as to when an act is to be done…”
Goran Pleho, LLC v. Lacy. ICA mem.op., filed 07/29/2016. Motion for Partial Reconsideration of Memorandum Opinion, filed 08/08/2016., 439 P.3d 176 (Haw. 2019). · cites it 2× “3d 458 , 463 (2018) ( HRS §§ 1-29 and 1-32 by their plain language of "any act" encompass all possible acts appointed by law to be done on a particular day); Allstate Ins.”
State v. Park, 525 P.2d 586 (Haw. 1974). · cites it 2× “[6] HRS § 1-29 reads: The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day is a Sunday or holiday and then it is also excluded.”
Peters v. Aipa, 188 P.3d 822 (Haw. App. 2008). “Act 265, §§ 1-29 at 810-20 (enacting HRS chapter 658A).”
Akaka v. Housel (Haw. 2012). · cites it 2× “5, provides: The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day is a Sunday or holiday and then it is also excluded.”
Kawauchi v. David, 293 P.3d 617 (Haw. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “In other words, the Legislature intended that the circuit court should have nine days after service of the complaint and summons, except as those days may be counted under HRS § 1-29 (2009) and Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 6(a), to hold a hearing on the complaint, cause…”
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