2011 Hawaii Code
DIVISION 4. COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
TITLE 36. CIVIL REMEDIES AND DEFENSES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
657. Limitation of Actions
§657-4 Two years; libel and slander.
§657-4 Two years; libel and slander. All actions for libel or slander shall be commenced within two years after the cause of action accrued, and not after. [CC 1859, §1037; am imp L 1907, c 113, §1; am L 1913, c 19, §1; RL 1925, §2642; RL 1935, §3913; RL 1945, §10424; RL 1955, §241-4; am L 1965, c 139, §2; HRS §657-4]
Case Notes
Claim for defamation accrues when defamee discovers or reasonably should have discovered publication. 65 H. 478, 653 P.2d 1155.
Distinguished from "general" personal injury statute of limitations of §657-7. 73 H. 578, 837 P.2d 1247.
Cited: 42 H. 177, 179.
Mentioned: 817 F. Supp. 850.
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