# Property damage · Hawaii — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Property damage · Hawaii, limitation period is two years; when the clock starts is after the cause of action accrued; section is 657-7; how the statute describes it is Actions for the recovery of compensation for damage or injury to persons or property, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Property damage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Hawaii _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** two years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** Actions for the recovery of compensation for damage or injury to persons or property _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the cause of action accrued _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 657-7 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> §657-7 Damage to persons or property. Actions for the recovery of compensation for damage or injury to persons or property shall be instituted within two years after the cause of action accrued, and not after, except as provided in section 657-13.

## Source

- https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol13_Ch0601-0676/HRS0657/HRS_0657-0007.htm

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).