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HI Code › Division 4 › Title 36 › Chapter 657 › Section 657-1.5

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No limitation of actions provided for under this or any other chapter shall apply to bar the institution or maintenance of any action by or on behalf of the State and its agencies, unless the State is specifically designated in such a statute as subject to the limitation period contained therein. No defense to any action brought by the State or any of its agencies shall be predicated upon the lapse of time.

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Limitation of actions not applicable to State. · Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-1.5 | Frix