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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 651-19

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

Whenever an order has been made discharging or releasing an attachment upon real property, a certified copy of the order may be recorded in the office in which a copy of the writ has been recorded under section 651-9 and be indexed in like manner. All expenses relating to the attachment shall be paid by the plaintiff.