# Hawaii — Anti-SLAPP special motion deadlines, fee-shifting and discovery stay by state

For Hawaii, deadline to file the motion is no later than sixty days after a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which this chapter applies, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action; attorney's fees for the prevailing party is On a motion under section 634G-3(a) the court shall award costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion:; effect on discovery is All other proceedings between the moving party and responding party in an action, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, shall be stayed upon the filing of a motion under subsection (a); statute is Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 634G-1 to 634G-11, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Hawaii _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline to file the motion:** no later than sixty days after a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which this chapter applies, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Attorney's fees for the prevailing party:** On a motion under section 634G-3(a) the court shall award costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion: _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Effect on discovery:** All other proceedings between the moving party and responding party in an action, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, shall be stayed upon the filing of a motion under subsection (a) _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 634G-1 to 634G-11 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including rules of the court, no later than sixty days after a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which this chapter applies, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Deadline to file the motion

> Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including rules of the court, no later than sixty days after a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which this chapter applies, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action.

### Attorney's fees for the prevailing party

> On a motion under section 634G-3(a) the court shall award costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion:

### Effect on discovery

> All other proceedings between the moving party and responding party in an action, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, shall be stayed upon the filing of a motion under subsection (a); and

## Source

- https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol13_Ch0601-0676/HRS0634G/HRS_0634G-0003.htm
- https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol13_Ch0601-0676/HRS0634G/HRS_0634G-0009.htm

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
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