HI · rules
Haw. Dist. Ct. R. Civ. P. 12.1
DEFENSE OF TITLE IN DISTRICT COURTS
Pleadings. Whenever, in the district court, in defense of an action in the nature of an action of trespass or for the summary possession of land, or any other action, the defendant shall seek to interpose a defense to the jurisdiction to the effect that the action is a real action, or one in which the title to real estate is involved, such defense shall be asserted by a written answer or written motion, which shall not be received by the court unless accompanied by an affidavit of the defendant, setting forth the source, nature and extent of the title claimed by defendant to the land in question, and such further particulars as shall fully apprise the court of the nature of defendant's claim.
COMMENTS:
Not changed.
Provenance
- Source
- www.courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- supplied-hi-11-2026-07-01
- Content hash
2ab3894d0b1f0d94124b253c7ab3c1f1e929868d5205fc8642c7070eb5cb401d
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