{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-658f-3","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 658F-3","heading":"Applicability.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:\n\n(1) Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and\n\n(2) Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.\n\n(b) This chapter does not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if the judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that the judgment is:\n\n(1) A judgment for taxes;\n\n(2) A fine or other penalty; or\n\n(3) A judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.\n\n(c) A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this chapter applies to the foreign-country judgment.","path":["HI Code","Division 4","Title 36","Chapter 658F"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol13_Ch0601-0676/HRS0658F/HRS_0658F-0003.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"bd3c82a88212c8c07c78937760f3510022d64a8e5cf5e23a855d2f8a4350c8df","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-658f-2","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-658f-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}