§523A-16 Action to establish claim. A person, excluding another state, aggrieved by a decision of the administrator or whose claim has not been acted upon within one hundred twenty days after its filing may maintain an original action to establish the claim in the circuit court, naming the administrator as a defendant. If the aggrieved person establishes the claim in an action against the administrator, the court may award the claimant reasonable attorney's fees. [L 2008, c 55, pt of §1]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
523A-1 to 523A-41 REPEALED. §523A-1 Short title.
523A-3 Presumptions of abandonment.
523A-3.5 Gift certificates and gift cards.
523A-4 Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository.
523A-5 Rules of taking custody.
523A-7 Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft.
523A-8 Report of abandoned property.
523A-9 Payment or delivery of abandoned property.
523A-10 Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property.
523A-11 Custody by State; recovery by holder; defense of holder.
523A-12 Crediting of dividends, interest, and increments to owner's account.
523A-13 Public sale of abandoned property.
523A-14 Claim of another state to recover property.
523A-15 Filing claim with administrator; handling of claims by administrator.
523A-16 Action to establish claim.
523A-17 Election to take payment or delivery.
523A-19 Periods of limitation.
523A-20 Requests for reports and examination of records.
523A-23 Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states.
523A-24 Interest and penalties.
523A-25 Agreement to locate property.
523A-28 Transitional provisions.
523A-30 Uniformity of application and construction.
523A-51 Declaration of policy.
523A-53 Unclaimed property subject to delivery to State; presumptions.
523A-54 Request by director of finance for report of previously unreported information.
523A-55 Agreement for State's payment of share of costs.
523A-57 State's right unaffected by expiration of time for proceeding.
523A-59 Notice of proceedings.
523A-60 Answer; disposition of funds on deposit; dismissal without prejudice.
523A-62 Request for delivery or payment of unclaimed property described in judgment; receipts.
523A-63 Disposition of property received.
523A-64 Undertaking to hold the United States harmless; intervention by state attorney general.