(a) An aggrieved individual claimant shall have the right to bring an action, in accordance with this part, in the circuit courts of the State for recovery of actual damages suffered by the claimant arising out of or resulting from a breach of trust which occurred between August 21, 1959, to June 30, 1988; provided that no action shall be filed until after October 1, 1997.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 674-17

  • Claimant: means a beneficiary who applies to the panel for a review of a claim for actual damages relating to the trust. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 674-2
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Panel: means the Hawaiian home lands trust individual claims review panel. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 674-2
  • Trust: means the Hawaiian home lands trust. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 674-2
(b) “Aggrieved individual claimant”, as used in this section, means an individual claimant whose claim was reviewed by the panel under this chapter and who has filed, no later than October 1, 1999, a written notice with the panel that the claimant does not accept the action taken by the legislature in regular session upon the claim. Any claimant who fails to file a written notice rejecting the action of the legislature upon the claim shall be deemed to have accepted the action taken by the legislature.

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