{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-712a-8","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 712A-8","heading":"Notice of forfeiture proceedings.","body":"Unless otherwise provided, whenever notice is required under this chapter it shall be given in one of the following ways:\n\n(a) If the owner's or interest-holder's name and current address are known:\n\n(i) By personal service; or\n\n(ii) By mail;\n\n(b) If the owner's or interest-holder's interest is required by law to be on record with a state or federal agency in order to perfect an interest in the property, but the person's current address is not known, by mailing a copy of the notice by certified mail to any address on the record; or\n\n(c) If the owner's or interest-holder's address is not known, and is not on record pursuant to paragraph (b), or if the person's interest is not known, by publication in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the seizure occurs.","path":["HI Code","Division 5","Title 37","Chapter 712A"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0712A/HRS_0712A-0008.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"6f3178ee15d18f4434843f2e08ccb85f5b46c4a355e0673785bd32e719b241cc","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-712a-7.5","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-712a-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}