When any person, who is bound by a contract in writing to convey any real estate, dies before making the conveyance, the other party may commence an action in a circuit court to enforce a specific performance of the contract, the action to be commenced within one year after the grant of administration.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 535-1
Specific performance of decedent's contracts to convey real estate
CC 1859, §1057; RL 1925, §2862; RL 1935, §4760; RL 1945, §12151; RL 1955, §321-1; HRS §535-1; am L 1972, c 108, §4(a); am L 1976, c 200, pt of §1; am L 1977, c 144, §61
Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.