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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 658B-6

Asserting and defending a foreign-money claim

Known as the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act

The act spans §§ 658B-1 to 658B-9 (14 sections).

L 1990, c 50, pt of §1

(a) A claimant may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign money is not asserted, the claimant makes a claim for a judgment in United States dollars.

(b) An opposing party may allege and prove that the claim is, in whole or in part, for a different money than that asserted by the claimant.

(c) Any party may assert a defense, set-off, recoupment, or counterclaim in any money without regard to the money of other claims.

(d) The determination of the proper money of the claim is a question of law.

Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.