2016 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 36. CIVIL REMEDIES AND DEFENSES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
666. Landlord and Tenant
666-11 Judgment; writ of possession.

§666-11 Judgment; writ of possession. [Repeal and reenactment on June 30, 2020. L 2015, c 101, §4.] If it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the plaintiff is entitled to the possession of the premises, the plaintiff shall have judgment for possession, and for the plaintiff's costs. Execution shall issue accordingly. The writ of possession shall issue to the sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, or independent civil process server from the department of public safety's list under section 353C-10, commanding the sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, or independent civil process server to remove all persons from the premises, and to put the plaintiff, or the plaintiff's agent, into the full possession thereof. [CC 1859, §943; RL 1925, §2784; RL 1935, §4021; RL 1945, §10410; RL 1955, §240-11; am L 1963, c 85, §3; HRS §666-11; am L 1972, c 90, §8(f); gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 211, §10; am L 1990, c 281, §11; am L 2012, c 142, §10; am L 2013, c 116, §§18, 25(17)]

Case Notes

Defendant cannot be defaulted if defendant appears without filing written pleadings. 14 H. 590 (1903).

Writ may issue at any time after judgment unless stayed by law. 23 H. 65 (1915).

Appeal as a supersedeas. 27 H. 308, 321-322 (1923); 27 H. 362, 367 (1923).

Issuance of writ does not deprive defendants of right of appeal. 27 H. 362, 366 (1923).

Cited: 19 H. 65, 67 (1908); 20 H. 712, 713 (1911).