# Hawaii — Small Claims Court Dollar Limits by State

For Hawaii, dollar limit is $5,000; court name is small claims division of the district court; statute citation is Haw. Rev. Stat. § 633-27(a)(1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **state:** Hawaii _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **dollar limit:** $5,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **court name:** small claims division of the district court _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** Haw. Rev. Stat. § 633-27(a)(1) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> All district courts, except as otherwise provided, shall exercise jurisdiction conferred by this chapter, and while sitting in the exercise of that jurisdiction, shall be known and referred to as the small claims division of the district court; provided that the jurisdiction of the court when sitting as a small claims division of the district court shall be confined to: (1) Cases for the recovery of money only where the amount claimed does not exceed $5,000 exclusive of interest and costs

## Source

- https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol13_Ch0601-0676/HRS0633/HRS_0633-0027.htm

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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