{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-490-9-333","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 490:9-333","heading":"Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law.","body":"(a) In this section, \"possessory lien\" means an interest, other than a security interest or an agricultural lien:\n\n(1) Which secures payment or performance of an obligation for services or materials furnished with respect to goods by a person in the ordinary course of the person's business;\n\n(2) Which is created by statute or rule of law in favor of the person; and\n\n(3) Whose effectiveness depends on the person's possession of the goods.\n\n(b) A possessory lien on goods has priority over a security interest in the goods unless the lien is created by a statute that expressly provides otherwise.","path":["Hawaii Code","Division 2","Title 27","Chapter 490"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol11_Ch0476-0490/HRS0490/HRS_0490-0009-0333.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"c00d08e9f2c5010794761cb9e78f77d753f77154ac23aa0fc5f800ea7e6e3ff5","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-490-9-332","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-490-9-334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}