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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 507-45 (2026)

  Discharge of lien

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     §507-45  Discharge of lien.  Any mechanics' and materialmen's lien may be discharged at any time by the owner, lessee, principal contractor or intermediate subcontractor filing with the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the property is located or with the assistant registrar of the land court (if registered land is affected except when the lien attaches solely to the interest of the lessees in one or more leasehold time share interests as described in section 501-20), cash or a bond for twice the amount of the sum for which the claim for the lien is filed, conditioned for the payment of any sum for which the claimant may obtain judgment upon the claimant's claim. [L 1961, c 179, §1; Supp, §193-43.1; HRS §507-45; am L 1971, c 55, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1998, c 219, §11]

 

Case Notes

 

  Applied.  51 H. 242, 456 P.2d 222 (1969).

  Cash put up under section may be transferred to pending assumpsit action; may be substituted for garnished funds, when.  51 H. 242, 456 P.2d 222 (1969).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1969–2025 · leading case: Hawaii Carpenters' Trust Funds v. Aloe Dev. Corp., 633 P.2d 1106 (Haw. 1981).
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Hawaii Carpenters' Trust Funds v. Aloe Dev. Corp., 633 P.2d 1106 (Haw. 1981). · cites it 4× “However, the lien has since been discharged through the posting of a bond satisfying the requirements of HRS § 507-45 2 by Honsador, Inc. The circuit court thereafter denied Rovens’ motion for reconsideration of the decision, but granted its motion to pursue an interlocutory…”
Shelton Eng'g Contractors, Ltd. v. Hawaiian Pac. Indus., Inc., 456 P.2d 222 (Haw. 1969). · cites it 6× “) (HRS § 507-45), and by order of the court, the lien was discharged.”
Nordic PCL Constr., Inc. v. LPIHGC, LLC (Haw. App. 2025). · cites it 5× “To remove the cloud on title caused by the filing of Nordic's mechanic's lien action, the GC was required by the Owner to post a bond for $17 million [as required by Haw. Rev. Stat §507-45 (1998) in twice the amount of Nordic's claim] in order to discharge Nordic's lien…”
Nordic Constr. Co., Ltd. v. Maui Beach Resort Ltd. P'ship (Haw. 2010). · cites it 2× “The application was dismissed on December 30, 2008 upon the posting of bond on December 2, 2008 pursuant to HRS § 507-45 (2006). A motion to discharge the bond was filed on September 3, 2009.”
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