Hawaii Revised Statutes
651. Attachment and Execution
651-18 Discharge of writ when improperly issued.

§651-18 Discharge of writ when improperly issued. The defendant may at any time after the defendant has appeared in the action, either before or after the release of the attached property, or before any attachment has been actually levied, apply on motion, upon reasonable notice to the plaintiff, to the court in which the action is brought, or to the judge thereof, that the writ of attachment be discharged, on the ground that the same was improperly issued. If upon the application, it satisfactorily appears that the writ of attachment was improperly issued, it shall be discharged. [L 1905, c 84, §18; RL 1925, §2822; RL 1935, §4207; RL 1945, §10158; RL 1955, §233-18; HRS §651-18; gen ch 1985]
Case Notes
Not sufficient ground for dissolving writ that property levied upon is exempt from seizure under writ. 25 H. 483, 491 (1920).
Order denying motion to vacate writ is not final and not appealable. 51 H. 242, 456 P.2d 222 (1969).
Challenge to issuance of writ of attachment improper collateral attack as challenge to sufficiency of attachment bond not jurisdictional. 81 H. 270, 916 P.2d 680 (1996).

Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes

Hawaii Revised Statutes

Title 36. Civil Remedies and Defenses and Special Proceedings

651. Attachment and Execution

651-1 General provisions.

651-2 Writ; issued when.

651-3 Affidavit.

651-4 Bond; amount and conditions.

651-5 Additional security.

651-6 Action on bond.

651-7 Writ; how issued.

651-8 Amount levied on.

651-9 Writ; how executed.

651-10 Indemnity for police officer.

651-11 Execution in order of receipt.

651-12 Examination of defendant; where no property known.

651-13 Attached property; sale of.

651-14 Appointment of receiver.

651-15 Officer's return; how made.

651-16 Discharge of writ.

651-17 Discharge by bond of defendant.

651-18 Discharge of writ when improperly issued.

651-19 Recording discharge.

651-20 Judgment satisfied out of attached property.

651-21 Deficiency.

651-31 Time of issuance.

651-32 Execution, district court; form.

651-32.1 REPEALED.

651-33 Bond for expenses on execution.

651-34 Time within which execution shall be returnable.

651-35 When property in circuit insufficient.

651-36 Execution, courts of record; form.

651-37 Address, signature.

651-38 Alias writs.

651-39 Available in all circuits.

651-40 Stay by judge; effect.

651-41 Priority in levying.

651-42 How levy made, inventory.

651-43 Advertisement for sale.

651-44 Sale; proceeds; return.

651-45 Postponement of sale.

651-46 Deeds, etc.

651-47 Levy on and execution sale of investment securities; garnishment the proper procedure when the security is subject to right of possession of third party.

651-48 Same, penalty.

651-49 Only defendant's interest sold.

651-50 Liability for exceeding powers.

651-51 Indemnity bond.

651-52 Indemnity, how collected.

651-61 Exemption, how claimed.

651-62 Indemnity bond if exemption claimed.

651-63 Liability for selling exempt property.

651-64 Seizure of exempt property.

651-65 to 651-67 REPEALED.

651-68 Proceedings on execution; appraisers; expiration of lien, result.

651-69 Application form contents.

651-70 Service of petition and notice of hearing; effects of failure to serve; appointment of appraisers.

651-91 Definitions.

651-92 Real property exempt.

651-93 Effect of separation, divorce, reconciliation.

651-94 Proceedings where real property can be divided without material injury.

651-95 Sale where real property cannot be divided; application of proceeds.

651-96 After sale, money equal to real property exemption protected.

651-121 Certain personal property and insurance thereon, exempt.

651-122 Personal property not exempt.

651-123 Application of proceeds of sale.

651-124 Pension money exempt.