Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-4

Current through Act 7 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 657-4 - Two years; libel and slander

All actions for libel or slander shall be commenced within two years after the cause of action accrued, and not after.

HRS § 657-4

CC 1859, §1037; am imp L 1907, c 113, §1; am L 1913, c 19, §1; RL 1925, §2642; RL 1935, §3913; RL 1945, §10424; RL 1955, § 241-4; am L 1965, c 139, §2; HRS § 657-4

Claim for defamation accrues when defamee discovers or reasonably should have discovered publication. 65 H. 478, 653 P.2d 1155. Distinguished from "general" personal injury statute of limitations of § 657-7.73 Haw. 578,837 P.2d 1247. Cited:42 Haw. 177, 179. Mentioned: 817 F. Supp. 850.