§657-4 - Two years; libel and slander. - Hawaii Statutes

     §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. [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]

 

Case Notes

 

  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 H. 578, 837 P.2d 1247.

  Cited:  42 H. 177, 179.

  Mentioned:  817 F. Supp. 850.