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Hawaii Foreclosure
Law Summary

Quick Facts
- Judicial Foreclosure Available:
Yes
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Non-Judicial Foreclosure Available: Yes
- Primary Security
Instruments: Deed of Trust, Mortgage
- Timeline: Typically 60
days
- Right of Redemption: None
- Deficiency Judgments
Allowed: Yes
In Hawaii, lenders may foreclose
on deeds of trusts or mortgages in default using either a
judicial or non-judicial foreclosure process.
Judicial
Foreclosure
The judicial process of
foreclosure, which involves filing a lawsuit to obtain a court
order to foreclose, is used when no power of sale is present
in the mortgage or deed of trust. Generally, after the court
declares a foreclosure, the property will be auctioned off to
the highest bidder.
Non-Judicial Foreclosure
The non-judicial process of
foreclosure is used when a power of sale clause exists in a
mortgage or deed of trust. A "power of sale" clause is the
clause in a deed of trust or mortgage, in which the borrower
pre-authorizes the sale of property to pay off the balance on
a loan in the event of the their default. In deeds of trust or
mortgages where a power of sale exists, the power given to the
lender to sell the property may be executed by the lender or
their representative, typically referred to as the trustee.
Regulations for this type of foreclosure process are outlined
below in the "Power of Sale Foreclosure Guidelines".
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Power of
Sale Foreclosure Guidelines
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If the deed of trust or mortgage
contains a power of sale clause and specifies the time,
place and terms of sale, then the specified procedure must
be followed. Otherwise, the non-judicial power of sale
foreclosure is carried out as follows:
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The notice of intent to foreclose
must be published once a week for three (3) successive
weeks, the last publication to be not less than fourteen
(14) days before the day of sale, in a newspaper having a
general circulation in the county in which the mortgaged
property is located.
Copies of the notice must be mailed or delivered to the
mortgagor, the borrower, any prior or junior creditors,
the state director of taxation and any other person
entitled to receive notice. Additionally, the notice must
be posted on the premises not less than twenty-one (21)
days before the day of sale.
Said notice must state: 1) The date, time, and place of
the public sale; 2) The dates and times of the two (2)
open houses of the mortgaged property, or if there will
not to be any open houses, the public notice shall so
state; 3) The unpaid balance of the moneys owed to the
mortgagee under the mortgage agreement; 4) A description
of the mortgaged property, including the address or
description of the location of the mortgaged property, and
the tax map key number of the mortgaged property; 5) The
name of the mortgagor and the borrower; 6) the name of the
lender; 7) The name of any prior or junior creditors
having a recorded lien on the mortgaged property before
the recordation of the notice of default; 8) The name, the
address in the State, and the telephone number in the
State of the person in the State conducting the public
sale; and 9) The terms and conditions of the public sale.
Additional wording, as required by the State of Hawaii,
may be found
here.
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Up until three (3) days before the
sale, the borrower may cure the default and stop the sale
by paying the lien debt, costs and reasonable attorney's
fees, unless otherwise agreed to between the lender and
the borrower.
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The sale, which may be held no
earlier than fourteen (14) days after the last ad is
published, is to be made at auction to the highest bidder.
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Any sale, in which
notice has been given, may be postponed from time to time
by public announcement made by the lender or their
representative.
There are no rights of
redemption in Hawaii.
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