# Haw. Rev. Stat. § 668-8.5: Adverse claimants

> Hawaii · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D4_T36_C668_S668-8.5

## Section

- **Citation:** Haw. Rev. Stat. § 668-8.5
- **Heading:** Adverse claimants
- **Jurisdiction:** Hawaii
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** HI Code / Division 4 / Title 36 / Chapter 668 / Section 668-8.5

## Text

Unless the action is combined with an action under chapter 669, a person who has not appeared and who claims to hold by title paramount to that under which the plaintiff claims as a cotenant shall not be concluded by the judgment, but may maintain an action asserting that person's title against any or all of the parties, or persons holding under them, within the time in which that person might have brought the action if the action for partition had not been filed.

## Nearby sections

- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 668-1 Actions for partition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D4_T36_C668_S668-1.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 668-2 Necessary parties; unknown owners.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D4_T36_C668_S668-2.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 668-3 Complaint.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D4_T36_C668_S668-3.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 668-4 Pleadings; substitution of heirs in case of death.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D4_T36_C668_S668-4.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 668-5 Summons, service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D4_T36_C668_S668-5.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 668-6 REPEALED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D4_T36_C668_S668-6.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 668-7 Powers of the court.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D4_T36_C668_S668-7.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 668-8 Trial of title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D4_T36_C668_S668-8.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 668-8.5 Adverse claimants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D4_T36_C668_S668-8.5.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 668-9 Unknown and absent owners.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D4_T36_C668_S668-9.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 668-10 Allotments for shares under unproved ownership.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D4_T36_C668_S668-10.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 668-11 Liens and encumbrances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D4_T36_C668_S668-11.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 668-12 Estates for life and years, and contingent estates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D4_T36_C668_S668-12.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 668-13 Commissioners in partition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D4_T36_C668_S668-13.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D4_T36_C668_S668-8.5. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.