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HI Rev Stat § 507-49 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-49 Exceptions.

  §507-49 Exceptions. (a) Anything contained in this part to the contrary notwithstanding, in connection with any repairs or improvements made or performed on property which before the repairs or improvements was used primarily for dwelling purposes, no lien shall exist either for the furnishing of materials to a general contractor as defined in this chapter or the general contractor's subcontractor either of whom was required to be licensed but was not licensed pursuant to chapter 444 or if unreasonable advancement of credit was given by the furnisher of materials to the general contractor or subcontractor whether such person is licensed, unlicensed or exempted under chapter 444.  The issue of reasonable advancement of credit shall be decided by the circuit judge at the return day hearing provided for in section 507-43(a); provided that if a party affected by the lien does not appear at the return day hearing, the party may raise the issue of unreasonable advancement of credit at any time prior to the entry of a final or interlocutory decree of foreclosure in the proceeding brought to enforce the lien under section 507-47. For the purposes of this section, if the furnisher of materials has secured a credit application form from the general contractor or the subcontractor to whom the materials were furnished or has reasonably inquired into the credit status of the general contractor or subcontractor, the advancement of credit by the furnisher of materials shall be prima facie reasonable.  The credit application referred to herein shall be current and shall include at least the following information:  A. For all persons:  1. Name  2. Address  3. Type of business (Example - plumbing subcontractor)  4. Date business started  5. Contractor's license number  6. Bonding companies generally used  7. Banks used  8. List of current creditors  9. Balance sheet  10. Total of all outstanding construction contracts $.....  11. Incompleted portion of all contracts $.....  B. In addition, for corporate accounts:  1. Names of officers  2. Authorized capital  3. Paid in capital  C. In addition, for noncorporate accounts:  1. Names of partners, co-venturers, etc.  (b) Anything contained in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, no general contractor as defined in this chapter or the general contractor's subcontractor or the subcontractor's subcontractor who is required to be licensed pursuant to chapter 444 shall have lien rights unless the contractor was licensed pursuant to chapter 444 when the improvements to the real property were made or performed, and no subcontractor or subcontractor's subcontractor so licensed shall have lien rights if the work was subcontracted to them by a general contractor as defined in this chapter or the general contractor's subcontractor who was required to be licensed but was not licensed pursuant to chapter 444. [L 1974, c 113, §2; am L 1975, c 181, §8; am L 1976, c 209, §2; am L 2006, c 38, §21]
HI Rev Stat § 507-61 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-61 Definitions.

Note Changes to self-service storage facility law; notice to occupants of self-service storage facilities; rental agreements. L 2017, c 180, §10.  §507-61 Definitions. Whenever used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:  "Electronic mail" means the transmission of information or a communication by the use of a computer or other electronic means sent to a person identified by a unique address and that is received by that person.  "Last known address", "last known postal address", or "last known electronic mail address" means the postal or electronic mail address provided by the occupant in the latest rental agreement, or the postal or electronic mail address provided by the occupant in a subsequent written notice of a change of address.  "Occupant" means a person, or the person's sublessee, successor, or assign, who is entitled to the use of designated or individual storage space at a self-service storage facility under a rental agreement, to the exclusion of others.  "Owner" means the owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self-service storage facility, an agent thereof, or any other person authorized to manage the facility, or to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement, and no real estate license is required.  "Personal property" means movable property not affixed to land, and includes, but is not limited to, goods, merchandise, furniture, household items, motor vehicles, and boats.  "Rental agreement" means any written agreement or lease which establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provision concerning the use and occupancy of a self-service storage facility.  "Self-service storage facility" means any real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing designated or individual storage space to occupants who are to have access to the space for the purpose of storing and removing personal property, but does not include a garage or other storage area in a private residence. No occupant shall use a self-service storage facility for residential purposes. A self-service storage facility is not a warehouse, nor a public utility. If an owner issues any warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title for the personal property stored, the owner and the occupant are subject to chapter 490, and this part does not apply. [L 1984, c 239, pt of §1; am L 2017, c 180, § §3, 4; am L 2019, c 111, §33] Revision Note  Numeric designations deleted pursuant to §23G-15.
HI Rev Stat § 507-62 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-62 Owner's lien.

  §507-62 Owner's lien. The owner of a self-service storage facility and the owner's heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns have a lien upon all personal property located at a self-service storage facility for rent, labor, or other charges, present or future, incurred pursuant to the rental agreement, and for expenses necessary for the preservation, sale, or disposition of personal property subject to the provisions of this part. The lien may be enforced consistent with this part. However, any lien on a motor vehicle or boat which has attached and is set forth in the documents of title to the motor vehicle or boat shall have priority over any lien created pursuant to this part. [L 1984, c 239, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 507-63 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-63 Rent due; notice of default and lien.

  §507-63 Rent due; notice of default and lien. When any part of the rent or other charges due from an occupant remain unpaid for fifteen consecutive days, an owner may deny the right of access to the occupant to the storage space at a self-service storage facility; provided that the owner shall provide notice at the occupant's last known electronic mail address and last known postal address, postage prepaid. The notice shall contain:  (1) A statement of the owner's claim showing the sums due at the time of the notice and the date when the sums became due;  (2) A statement that the occupant is in default of the rental agreement;  (3) A statement that the occupant's right to use the storage space will be denied unless and until all sums due are paid by the occupant;  (4) A notice that the occupant has been denied access to the storage space and that an owner's lien, as provided for in section 507-62, may be imposed if all sums due are not paid within fifteen days of the notice; and  (5) The name, street address, telephone number, and electronic mail address of the owner, or a designated agent, whom the occupant may contact to respond to the notice via electronic mail. [L 1984, c 239, pt of §1; am L 2017, c 180, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 507-64 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-64 Notice of lien.

  §507-64 Notice of lien. If a notice has been sent, as required by section 507-63, and the total sum due has not been paid as specified in the notice, the owner may deny an occupant access to the space, enter the space, and remove any property found in the space to a place of safekeeping; provided that the owner shall send a notice of lien to the occupant's last known electronic mail address and last known postal address, postage prepaid, which shall state:  (1) That the occupant's right to use the storage space has terminated and that the occupant no longer has access to the stored property;  (2) That the stored property is subject to a lien, and the amount of the lien; and  (3) That the owner will seize and take possession of the property to satisfy the lien after a specified date which is not less than fifteen days from the date of mailing the notice unless the amount of the lien is paid. [L 1984, c 239, pt of §1; am L 2017, c 180, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 507-65 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-65 Final demand and notice of sale.

  §507-65 Final demand and notice of sale. If both notices have been sent, as required by sections 507-63 and 507-64, and the total sum due has not been paid as specified in the two prior notices, the owner may prepare for the sale of the occupant's property. The owner shall send to the occupant's last known electronic mail address and last known address, by certified mail, postage prepaid:  (1) A notice of final demand and sale which shall state:  (A) That the sums due for rent and charges demanded have not been paid;  (B) That the occupant's right to use the designated storage space has been terminated;  (C) That the occupant no longer has access to the stored property;  (D) That the stored property is subject to a lien and the amount of the lien;  (E) That the property will be sold to satisfy the lien after a specified date which is not less than thirty days from the date of mailing the notice unless prior to the specified date, the lien is paid in full;  (F) That any excess proceeds of the sale over the lien amount of costs of sale will be retained by the owner and may be reclaimed by the occupant, or claimed by another person, at any time for a period of one year from the sale and that thereafter the proceeds will go to the State under chapter 523A; and  (G) That if the proceeds of sale do not fully cover the amount of lien and costs, the occupant will be held liable for any deficiency; and  (2) An itemized statement of the owner's claim showing all sums due at the time of the notice and the date when sums became due. [L 1984, c 239, pt of §1; am L 1985, c 68, §21; am L 2017, c 180, §7]
HI Rev Stat § 507-66 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-66 Method of sale.

  §507-66 Method of sale. (a) No sooner than fifteen days after sending the final demand and notice of sale, pursuant to section 507-65(1), the owner shall cause an advertisement of the sale to be:  (1) Published once a week for two weeks consecutively in a newspaper of general circulation published in the judicial district where the sale is to be held; or  (2) Disseminated in any other commercially reasonable manner; provided that at least three independent bidders participate in the sale. The advertisement shall include a general description of the goods, the name of the person on whose account they are being stored, the total sums due, and the name and location of the storage facility.  (b) The sale shall be conducted in a commercially reasonable manner, which shall include a sale conducted on an online website that customarily conducts self-storage lien sales. After deducting the amount of the lien and costs, the owner shall retain any excess proceeds of the sale on the occupant's behalf. The occupant, or any other person having a court order or other judicial process against the property, may claim the excess proceeds, or a portion thereof sufficient to satisfy the particular claim, at any time within one year of the date of sale. Thereafter, the owner shall pay any remaining excess proceeds to the State as provided in chapter 523A. [L 1984, c 239, pt of §1; am L 1985, c 68, §22; am L 2017, c 180, §8]
HI Rev Stat § 507-67 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-67 Security interests, rights.

  §507-67 Security interests, rights. Any person who has a perfected security interest under chapter 490 may claim any personal property subject to the security interest and subject to a lien pursuant to this part by paying the total amount due, as specified in the final demand and notice of sale. Upon payment of the total amount due, the owner shall deliver possession of the particular property subject to the security interest to the person who paid the total amount due. The owner shall not be liable to any person for action taken pursuant to this section if the owner has fully complied with the requirements of sections 507-63, 507-64, and 507-65. [L 1984, c 239, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 507-68 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-68 Payment before sale.

 §507-68 Payment before sale. Any person claiming a right to the goods must pay the amount necessary to satisfy the lien and the reasonable expenses incurred for particular actions taken pursuant to this part. In that event, the goods shall not be sold, but shall be retained by the owner subject to the terms of this part pending a court order directing disposition of the property. [L 1984, c 239, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 507-69 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-69 Good faith purchaser.

 §507-69 Good faith purchaser. A purchaser in good faith of goods sold to enforce a lien in favor of the owner on goods stored at a self-service storage facility takes the goods free of any rights of persons against whom the lien was claimed, despite noncompliance by the owner of the storage facility with the requirements of this part. [L 1984, c 239, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 507-70 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-70 Self-storage contracts.

  §507-70 Self-storage contracts. (a) Each contract for the rental or lease of individual storage space in a self-service storage facility shall be in writing and shall contain, in addition to the provisions otherwise required or permitted by law to be included, a statement that the occupant's property will be subject to a claim of lien and may be sold to satisfy the lien if the rent or other charges due remain unpaid for fifteen consecutive days and that such actions are authorized by this part.  (b) This part shall not apply, and the lien authorized by this part shall not attach, unless the rental agreement or supporting documentation requests, and provides space for, the occupant to give the name, address, and telephone number of another person to whom notices required to be given under this part may be sent. If an address, an alternative address, and an alternative telephone number are provided by the occupant, notices pursuant to sections 507-63 or 507-64 shall be sent to both addresses and by contact at the alternative telephone number. If both addresses and an alternative telephone number are provided by the occupant, the owner shall send the final demand and notice of sale, pursuant to section 507-65, to both addresses by certified mail, postage prepaid, and contact the occupant at the alternative telephone number. Failure of an occupant to provide an alternative address shall not affect an owner's remedies under this part or under any other provision of law.  (c) If the contract entered into between the owner and the occupant contains a provision placing a limit on the value of property that may be stored in the occupant's space, this limit shall be the maximum value of the stored property; provided that the provision is printed in bold type or underlined in the contract. The limit on the value of property shall not be less than $1,000. The contract may provide that the occupant may increase the limit on the value of property with the written permission of the owner. [L 1984, c 239, pt of §1; am L 2017, c 180, §9]
HI Rev Stat § 507-71 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-71 Other rights.

 §507-71 Other rights. Nothing in this part shall be construed to impair or affect the right of the parties to create additional rights, duties, and obligations in and by virtue of the rental agreement. The rights provided by this part shall be in addition to all other rights provided by law to a creditor against the creditor's debtor.[L 1984, c 239, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 507-72 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-72 Applicability.

  §507-72 Applicability. This part shall only apply to rental agreements entered into, or extended, or renewed after June 4, 1984. [L 1984, c 239, pt of §1] Revision Note  "June 4, 1984" substituted for "the effective date of this part".
HI Rev Stat § 507-73 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-73 Occupant in default; motor vehicle or boat removal.

  §507-73 Occupant in default; motor vehicle or boat removal. If an occupant is in default for sixty or more days and the personal property stored in the leased space is a motor vehicle or boat, the motor vehicle or boat shall be deemed to be left unattended on private property without authorization of the owner of the property and may be towed away, at the expense of the owner of the motor vehicle or boat; provided that for purposes of this section, a vehicle may be towed pursuant to section 290-11; provided further that a towing company engaged pursuant to this section shall be a towing company registered in Hawaii. At least fifteen days prior to having the motor vehicle or boat towed, the owner shall provide notice to the occupant, stating the name, address, and contact information of the towing company, by certified mail at the occupant's last known postal address and by electronic mail at the occupant's last known electronic mail address.  For purposes of applying section 290-11 to this section, the term "vehicle" shall be deemed to correspond to the terms "motor vehicle" and "boat". [L 2017, c 180, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 507-82 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-82 Liens on attorneys; certified shorthand reporter services.

  §507-82 Liens on attorneys; certified shorthand reporter services. (a) Subject to the notice requirements in subsection (b) and the exemptions described in subsection (d), a certified shorthand reporter furnishing a stenographic record of any judicial proceeding, deposition, statement, or interview of a party in a proceeding or a copy of the stenographic record to an attorney at the attorney's request shall create a debt owing to the certified shorthand reporter by the attorney's firm, partnership, corporation, company, or other legal entity pursuant to which the attorney practices law, which may be enforced by the certified shorthand reporter in circuit or district court, as applicable. The amount of the debt shall not exceed the payment agreed to between the attorney and the certified shorthand reporter at the time the stenographic services are requested.  (b) Concurrently with the delivery to the requesting attorney of the completed stenographic record or the final component or part thereof, or as soon as a tally of recoverable costs can be calculated, the certified shorthand reporter shall deliver an invoice listing the amount due for the stenographic services. If the requesting attorney does not pay for the stenographic record within sixty days of the receipt of the completed stenographic record and the invoice, the certified shorthand reporter may send a notice to the attorney that a lien in the amount described in subsection (a) shall be imposed on the assets of the attorney's firm, partnership, corporation, company, or other legal entity pursuant to which the attorney practices law, within fifteen calendar days. Thereafter, if payment is not made to the certified shorthand reporter, the lien may be enforced by the certified shorthand reporter as allowed by law.  (c) The requesting attorney, or the attorney's firm, partnership, corporation, company, or other legal entity pursuant to which the attorney practices law, may dispute the amount due to the stenographic services listed in the invoice or the completeness or accuracy of the stenographic record at any time, and may seek declaratory relief from the circuit court that the debt is not owed. Nothing in this section shall prohibit an attorney or the attorney's firm, partnership, corporation, company, or other legal entity pursuant to which the attorney practices law, from pursuing a third-party claim against the requesting attorney's client for payment of stenographic services.  (d) This section shall not apply when:  (1) Payment to the certified shorthand reporter is otherwise provided by law; or  (2) The attorney expressly disclaims responsibility for payment of the stenographic service or record, in writing, at the time that the attorney orders or requests that a record be made. [L 2011, c 223, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 507D-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507D. Nonconsensual Common Law Liens and Frivolous Financing Statements|507D-1 Findings and purpose.

  §507D-1 Findings and purpose. The legislature finds that there is a problem with the recording at the land court or the bureau of conveyances of invalid instruments which purport to affect the property interests of various persons, including but not limited to government officers and employees. These instruments, which have no basis in fact or law, have a seriously disruptive effect on property interests and title. They appear on title searches and other disclosures based on public records, and are costly and time-consuming to expunge. When they so appear, they may obstruct a property owner's ability to transfer title or obtain title insurance and financing.  The bureau of conveyances does not have the discretionary authority to refuse to record instruments so long as those instruments comply with certain minimal format requirements. It would be inefficient and require substantial governmental expenditures to have the bureau of conveyances determine the legal sufficiency of instruments submitted for recordation. The land court's registrar screens instruments submitted for recordation, but has no mechanism to prevent the filing of frivolous lien claims during the pendency of litigation. Similarly, the public is in need of a mechanism to address the filing of frivolous financing statements.  The legislature finds that it is necessary and in the best interests of the State and private parties to legislatively provide a means to relieve this problem, and to limit the circumstances in which nonconsensual common law liens shall be recognized in this State and to remedy the filing of frivolous financing statements. [L 1996, c 24, pt of §1; am L 2002, c 145, §3]