Hawaii Revised Statutes
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 665-5 (2026)
Claim to proceeds
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§665-5 Claim to proceeds. Any person claiming the proceeds of sale of escheated property may present the person's claim by commencing an action in the circuit court of the first circuit. Service shall be made upon the attorney general who may appear and defend on behalf of the State. If the court renders a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the director of finance shall pay the proceeds to the plaintiff, with interest as allowed by the court, not to exceed six per cent a year. [L 1886, c 8, §5; RL 1925, §2917; RL 1935, §4234; RL 1945, §10245; RL 1955, §235-5; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §14; am L 1963, c 114, §1; HRS §665-5; am L 1972, c 90, §7(b); gen ch 1985]
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case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Wetsel v. Ass'n of Apt. Owners of One Waterfront Towers (D. Haw. 2023).
Wetsel v. Ass'n of Apt. Owners of One Waterfront Towers (D. Haw. 2023). “power of sale foreclosure of the Apartment pursuant to HRS §§ 665-5–10 (“Part I”). Id. at 3–4. Through these communications, the AOAO represented that it held a power of sale in its favor, authorizing it to foreclose on and sell the Apartment.”
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