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HI Rev Stat § 507-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-4 Liens for services in personal injury cases.

  §507-4 Liens for services in personal injury cases. Whenever any person recovers judgment for damages for personal injuries to oneself or to another, any hospital which has furnished room, board, supplies, facilities, or accommodations to the injured person in connection with the care, or treatment of such injuries, and any dentist, doctor, physician, or surgeon who has treated the injured person for such injuries, shall have a lien, subject to any common-law lien, on such judgment or the proceeds thereof for the agreed or reasonable value of the services performed or the agreed or reasonable value of the room, board, supplies, facilities, or accommodations furnished, if, before satisfaction of judgment is docketed, the dentist, doctor, physician, surgeon, or hospital files in the office of the chief clerk of the circuit court of the circuit in which the judgment was recovered, or, in the case of a judgment recovered in a district court, in the office of the clerk of the district court of the circuit in which judgment was recovered, a notice setting forth the agreed or reasonable value of the services performed or the agreed or reasonable value of the room, board, supplies, facilities, or accommodations furnished. In the event the available proceeds of the judgment are insufficient to satisfy in full the liens herein provided, the proceeds shall, after all common-law liens have been satisfied in full, be distributed pro rata between the lienors without any priority among them.  If the judgment debtor so elects the judgment debtor may pay the amount of the judgment to the chief clerk of the circuit or clerk of the district court in which the judgment is rendered and thereby be released from any further obligation to the judgment creditor and to the lienor. In the event the judgment debtor pays the amount of the judgment to the clerk the lien shall attach to the sum so paid.  The liens may be enforced by action of the lienor in the circuit court of the judicial circuit in which judgment was rendered. Jurisdiction is conferred upon the circuit courts to hear and determine all actions brought or instituted to enforce and foreclose the liens, and the proceedings had before the circuit court shall be conducted in the same manner and form as ordinary foreclosure proceedings. [L 1939, c 251, § §1 to 3; RL 1945, § §8757, 8758, 8759; RL 1955, §193-7; HRS §507-4; am L 1970, c 188, §40; am L 1972, c 106, §1(a); gen ch 1985] Cross References  Deposit in court, see chapter 655. Rules of Court  Deposit in court, see HRCP rule 67.
HI Rev Stat § 507-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-5 Foreclosure by bailee when not otherwise provided.

  §507-5 Foreclosure by bailee when not otherwise provided. Whenever any lien has attached to any personal property in the possession of a bailee and is unsatisfied for the period of at least sixty days, and no other procedure is provided by law for the foreclosure of the lien, the bailee shall give public notice by publication for at least four issues of some newspaper published and circulating in the county where the bailee resides, which publication shall not be oftener than once per week. The notice shall particularly describe the personal property to be sold, the date and place of sale, the bailor's name, if known, and the nature and amount of lien to be satisfied. At the time and place named in the publication the property may be sold and the purchaser shall thereupon succeed to the bailor's title thereto. Out of the proceeds of sale the bailee may retain the amount of the lien, the cost of advertisement and sale, and other expenses incident to the sale. Any balance remaining which is not claimed by the owner of the property sold or the owner's legal representative within thirty days from the date of sale, shall be deposited by the bailee with the director of finance of the State to the credit of the owner and payable at any time to the owner or the owner's legal representatives; provided that the bailee may foreclose the lien in accordance with any written contract with the owner or by a civil action, and the proceedings shall be similar to proceedings to foreclose a mortgage of real property. [L 1919, c 195, § §1, 2; RL 1925, §2912; RL 1935, §4356; RL 1945, §8760; RL 1955, §193-8; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §14; am L 1963, c 114, §1; HRS §507-5; am L 1972, c 106, §1(b); gen ch 1985] Case Notes  No common law lien for private storage. 25 H. 98, 103 (1919).
HI Rev Stat § 507-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-13 Lien for laundering, cleaning, dyeing, pressing.

  §507-13 Lien for laundering, cleaning, dyeing, pressing. Every person to whom there has been or is delivered any article or lot of articles of wearing apparel or of household use for the purpose of laundering, cleaning, dyeing, or pressing thereof by such person, regardless of the process to be employed, shall have a lien thereon for the amount of all charges incurred for the laundering, cleaning, dyeing, or pressing thereof. This lien shall be prior to all other rights in or to the article or lot of articles of which the holder of the lien is without actual knowledge at the time of delivery thereof to the holder of the lien. [L 1945, c 188, §1; RL 1955, §193-16; HRS §507-13]
HI Rev Stat § 507-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-14 Enforcement; notice; auction.

  §507-14 Enforcement; notice; auction. If any lien has attached to any article or lot of articles under section 507-13 and remains unsatisfied for a period of at least ninety days, the article or lot of articles may be sold in the manner herein provided. All articles received in one lot may be sold as one lot or as separate articles. Any number of articles or lots of articles may be included in the same notice. Notice of the time and place of sale shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the articles or lots of articles to be sold have been delivered for laundering, cleaning, dyeing, or pressing, not less than five nor more than ten days prior to the date of sale. The notice shall state the name of each person who delivered an article or lot of articles to be sold, if known, and shall state the amount of lien to be satisfied with respect to the article or lot of articles delivered by the person. As to the nature of the articles or lots of articles to be sold, the notice need merely state, in general terms, with reference to the articles or lots of articles collectively, that they are articles or lots of articles left for the purpose of laundering, cleaning, dyeing, or pressing. At the time and place named in the publication each article or lot of articles may be sold at auction and the purchaser shall succeed to the owner's title thereto. The auction may be conducted by the holder of the lien or any person designated by the holder, and may take place upon the premises of the holder of the lien or other premises as may be designated by the holder. Any person, including the holder of the lien, may bid for and purchase any article or lot of articles offered for sale at the auction. Sections 445-21 to 445-23 and sections 445-25 to 445-36 shall not apply to any auction conducted pursuant to this section. [L 1945, c 188, §2; RL 1955, §193-17; HRS §507-14; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 507-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-15 Application of proceeds of sale.

  §507-15 Application of proceeds of sale. Out of the proceeds of sale pursuant to section 507-14, the holder of the lien may retain the amount of the lien, plus twenty-five per cent thereof to cover expenses incurred in connection with the storage, handling, and sale of the article or lot of articles sold. Any balance remaining of the sale price of each article or lot of articles sold which is not claimed by the owner thereof within thirty days from the date of sale shall be deposited with the director of finance of the State for payment to the owner and shall be disposed of as provided in chapter 523A. [L 1945, c 188, §3; RL 1955, §193-18; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §14; am L 1963, c 114, §1; HRS §507-15; am L 1974, c 75, §9; am L 1985, c 68, §20]
HI Rev Stat § 507-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-16 Redemption prior to sale.

  §507-16 Redemption prior to sale. After publication of notice of the time and place of sale of an article or lot of articles pursuant to section 507-14 and prior to the sale thereof, the article or lot of articles may be redeemed and the lien thereon satisfied only by payment of the amount of all charges incurred for the laundering, cleaning, dyeing, or pressing thereof, plus twenty-five per cent of the amount of the charges to cover all expenses incurred with respect to the article or lot of articles. [L 1945, c 188, §4; RL 1955, §193-19; HRS §507-16]
HI Rev Stat § 507-17 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-17 REPEALED.

  §507-17 REPEALED. L Sp 1993, c 8, §50.
HI Rev Stat § 507-18 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-18 Lien on personalty for work done and materials furnished.

  §507-18 Lien on personalty for work done and materials furnished. A person who makes, alters, or repairs any article of personal property at the request of the owner of the property, shall have a lien on the property for the reasonable charges for the work done and materials furnished, excluding storage charges, and may retain possession of the property until the charges are paid; provided that the registered owner of a motor vehicle registered pursuant to chapter 286 shall be considered the owner for the purposes of this section. [L 1921, c 131, §1; RL 1925, §2904; am L 1925, c 139, §1; RL 1935, §4371; RL 1945, §8775; am L 1949, c 187, §1; RL 1955, §193-21; am L 1965, c 220, §1; HRS §507-18; am L 1975, c 11, §1; am L 1987, c 151, §1] Case Notes  A photographer has no lien upon pictures left with photographer from which to make enlarged copies. 11 H. 746 (1899).  Loss of lien: Lien dependent upon possession, is not revived by repossession. 25 H. 98 (1919).  Installment contract retention of possession by vendor, for repairs on automobile. 32 H. 84 (1931).
HI Rev Stat § 507-19 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-19 Enforcement of lien.

  §507-19 Enforcement of lien. The holder of any lien provided for in section 507-18 may, upon obtaining judgment for the amount due for the repairs, alterations, or improvements, have execution upon the property so held by the holder for the satisfaction of the holder's judgment. The execution shall be issued and returned as in other civil actions. [L 1921, c 131, §2; RL 1925, §2905; RL 1935, §4372; RL 1945, §8776; RL 1955, §193-22; HRS §507-19; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 507-20 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-20 Defense to lien by claimants.

  §507-20 Defense to lien by claimants. Any person having an interest in the property held by a lienor under section 507-18 may intervene in the action. [L 1921, c 131, §3; RL 1925, §2906; RL 1935, §4373; RL 1945, §8777; RL 1955, §193-23; HRS §507-20; am L 1972, c 106, §1(d)] Rules of Court  Intervention, see HRCP rule 24.
HI Rev Stat § 507-21 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-21 Complaint in action to enforce lien; allegations.

  §507-21 Complaint in action to enforce lien; allegations. Where an action is filed under sections 507-18 to 507-22, the plaintiff shall set forth in the plaintiff's complaint that the plaintiff claims a lien upon certain personal property, which the plaintiff shall describe with reasonable particularity. The plaintiff shall also set forth in the complaint the names of all persons known to the plaintiff to have or claim an interest in the property. [L 1921, c 131, §4; RL 1925, §2907; RL 1935, §4374; RL 1945, §8778; RL 1955, §193-24; HRS §507-21; am L 1972, c 106, §1(e); gen ch 1985] Rules of Court  Pleadings, see HRCP rules 7, 8, 19(c).
HI Rev Stat § 507-22 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-22 Disputes as to application of proceeds of sale upon execution; jurisdiction of district courts; appeal.

  §507-22 Disputes as to application of proceeds of sale upon execution; jurisdiction of district courts; appeal. Where a dispute arises as to the application of the proceeds upon the sale under execution of property held by a lienor, the court shall order that the proceeds be paid into court. It shall thereupon determine to or among whom the proceeds shall be paid or divided. Nothing in section 604-5, limiting the jurisdiction of district courts, shall be construed as affecting the adjudication; but an appeal may be taken therefrom as in other civil cases. [L 1921, c 131, §5; RL 1925, §2908; RL 1935, §4375; RL 1945, §8779; RL 1955, §193-25; HRS §507-22; am L 1972, c 106, §1(f)] Cross References  Deposit in court, see chapter 655.
HI Rev Stat § 507-23 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-23 Sale of personal property by lien holder.

  §507-23 Sale of personal property by lien holder. Notwithstanding sections 507-18 to 507-22, in the event the reasonable charges for the work done and materials furnished do not exceed $150, the holder of any lien provided for in section 507-18 may, in lieu of obtaining judgment and execution upon the property so held by the holder, sell the article of personal property upon which the alterations or repairs have been made in the manner hereinafter set forth and apply the proceeds of the sale in satisfaction of the reasonable charges for the work done and materials furnished; provided that the article has been unclaimed for at least three months. The holder of the lien shall give public notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the State, the publication to be not less than ten days prior to the date of sale, and shall notify the owner of the sale by sending a letter by registered mail to the last known address of the owner at least thirty days prior to the sale. The notice shall particularly describe the article to be sold, the name of the owner, the date and place of the sale, and the amount of the reasonable charges. At the time and place so published, the article may be sold and the purchaser shall succeed to the title of the owner. Out of the proceeds of the sale the holder of the lien may retain the amount of the reasonable charges, the cost of publication and other expenses incident to the sale. Any balance remaining unclaimed by the owner of the article within thirty days from the date of the sale shall be deposited with the director of finance and shall be payable to the owner of the article if claimed within one year from the date of the sale. If no claim is made for the balance within that period, the moneys so deposited shall become a government realization. [L 1957, c 311, §1; am L 1959, c 204, §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §14; am L 1963, c 114, §1; Supp, §193-26; HRS §507-23; am L 1972, c 85, §1; gen ch 1985] Cross References  Mailing, see §1-28.
HI Rev Stat § 507-41 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-41 Definitions.

  §507-41 Definitions. As used in this part, unless a definite meaning clearly appears from the context:  "Furnishing of materials" includes supplying of: materials incorporated in the improvement or substantially consumed in construction operations or specially fabricated for incorporation in the improvement; building materials used during construction but not remaining in the improvement, diminished by the salvage value of the materials; transportation to bring the materials to the site of the improvement; tools, appliances, or machinery (but not including hand tools), used during the construction but not in excess of the reasonable rental value for the period of actual use.  The delivery of materials to the site of the improvement or the delivery of materials other than to the site of the improvement, but upon the written statement by the general contractor or the contractor's agents that the materials are for a particular improvement, shall be prima facie evidence of incorporation of the materials in the improvement.  "General contractor" means a person who enters into a contract with the owner for the improvement of real property.  "Improvement" includes the construction, repair, alteration of or addition to any building, structure, road, utility, railroad, or other undertaking or appurtenances thereto, and includes any building, construction, erection, demolition, excavation, grading, paving, filling in, landscaping, seeding, sodding, and planting, or any part thereof existing, built, erected, placed, made, or done on real property, or removed therefrom, for its benefit.  "Labor" includes professional services rendered in furnishing the plans for or in the supervision of the improvement.  "Lien" means the lien provided in section 507-42.  "Owner" means the owner of the real property or of any interest therein who enters into a contract for the improvement thereof and who may be the owner in fee of the real property or of a lesser estate therein, the lessee for a term of years therein, the person having any right, title, or interest in the real property which may be sold under legal process, or a vendee in possession under a contract for the purchase of the real property or of any such right, title or interest therein.  "Person" includes natural persons, partnerships, corporations, firms, unincorporated associations, joint ventures, and any other party recognized at law as a person.  "Visible commencement of operations" means the first actual work of improvement as part of a continuous operation, or the first delivery to the site of materials to be used as part of a continuous operation in the improvement, of such manifest and substantial character as to notify interested persons that the real property is being improved or is about to be improved. [L 1949, c 241, §1; RL 1955, §193-40; HRS §507-41; gen ch 1985] Revision Note  Definitions rearranged pursuant to §23G-15.
HI Rev Stat § 507-44 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-44 Record in circuit courts.

  §507-44 Record in circuit courts. The clerks at the circuit courts shall keep in their respective offices a book called "Notice of completion record" in which shall be entered a memorandum of each notice of completion filed and the date of filing, arranged alphabetically in the names of the owners. There shall also be kept a "mechanics' lien record" in which a memorandum of each Application and Notice filed shall be entered, arranged alphabetically in the names of the claimants and showing the amount of the lien or claim, the date of filing the Application and Notice, the date of the entry of the Order Directing Lien To Attach, the date of withdrawal, discharge or cancellation of the Application and Notice or of a lien which has been directed to attach, and any other matters deemed necessary. [L 1888, c 21, §3; RL 1925, §2893; RL 1935, §4367; RL 1945, §8771; am L 1949, c 241, §4; RL 1955, §193-43; HRS §507-44; am L 1975, c 181, §6] Case Notes  Cited: 23 H. 744, 745 (1917).
HI Rev Stat § 507-45 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-45 Discharge of lien.

  §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).
HI Rev Stat § 507-46 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-46 Priority, record of; satisfaction.

  §507-46 Priority, record of; satisfaction. The lien shall relate to and take effect from the time of the visible commencement of operations for the improvement; it shall rank equally in priority subject to the provisos hereinafter contained with all other mechanics' and materialmen's liens and shall have priority over all other liens of any nature, except liens in favor of any branch of the government and mortgages, liens or judgments recorded or filed prior to the time of the visible commencement of operation; provided that all liens for wages for labor performed in the completion of the improvement, but not exceeding $300 for each claimant, shall have priority as a class over all other mechanics' and materialmen's liens where claims are filed by:  (1) The person who actually performed the labor;  (2) The person's legal representative in the event of death or incapacity; or  (3) The director of labor and industrial relations pursuant to chapter 371; and provided further that where a mortgage is recorded prior to the date of completion, and all or a portion of the money advanced under and secured by the mortgage is thereafter used for the purpose of paying for the improvement, the mortgagee shall be entitled, to the extent of the payments, to priority over liens of mechanics and materialmen, but no such priority shall be allowed unless the mortgage recites that the purpose of the mortgage is to secure the moneys advanced for the purpose of paying for the improvement in whole or in part. Payments made in good faith to the general contractor for such purposes shall be presumed to have been used for the purpose of paying for the improvement. Whenever the lien or claim of lien herein provided is satisfied (other than by the limitations expressed in section 507-43), a written notice thereof shall, at the expense of the lienee, be filed with the clerk of the circuit court, which shall be noted in the mechanics' lien record, and if title to the land involved is registered in the land court and the lien did not attach solely to the interest of the lessee in one or more leasehold time share interests, it shall also be filed in the office of the assistant registrar of the court. [L 1888, c 21, §4; RL 1925, §2894; am L 1933, c 143, §3; RL 1935, §4368; RL 1945, §8772; am L 1949, c 241, §5; am L 1951, c 95, §1; RL 1955, §193-44; HRS §507-46; gen ch 1985; am L 1998, c 219, §12; am L 2005, c 22, §35] Case Notes  Priority of claim where garnishment and mechanic's lien are involved. 9 H. 23 (1893).  Satisfaction of debt occurs in the order of charges accruing whether covered by notice of lien or not. 10 H. 273 (1896).  Construction mortgage lien had priority over mechanic's lien to extent of principal indebtedness devoted to construction costs under building and loan agreement, but no priority in payment of interest claim. 66 H. 32, 657 P.2d 1004 (1982).  Cited: 12 H. 358 (1900); 23 H. 744 (1917).
HI Rev Stat § 507-48 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|507. Liens|507-48 Owner may retain amount due.

  §507-48 Owner may retain amount due. Whenever the work or material for which a lien is filed is furnished to any contractor for use as set forth in section 507-42, the owner may retain from the amount payable to the contractor sufficient to cover the amount due or to become due to the person or persons who filed the lien. [L 1888, c 21, §6; RL 1925, §2896; RL 1935, §4370; RL 1945, §8774; RL 1955, §193-46; HRS §507-48] Case Notes  Retention of money by owner. 10 H. 151 (1895); 25 H. 347 (1920), 25 H. 413 (1920).  "Owner". 22 H. 765 (1915).  Owner and surety relationships. 32 H. 913 (1933).  Cited: 21 H. 736, 738 (1913); 23 H. 744, 746 (1917).