Haw. Rev. Stat. § 47-19
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Service on garnishee.
Official statutory text
Service of process upon the garnishee may be made as follows:
(1) If the garnishee lives or has the garnishee's office in the district where the process is issued, by handing the copy to the garnishee personally or leaving it in the garnishee's office with a deputy, clerk, or other employee therein; or
(2) If the garnishee does not live, nor have an office in the district where the process is issued, by handing the copy to the garnishee personally, or by depositing it in the nearest post office, enclosed in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, and addressed to the garnishee at the garnishee's office in Honolulu. [L 1989, c 80, pt of §2]
(1) If the garnishee lives or has the garnishee's office in the district where the process is issued, by handing the copy to the garnishee personally or leaving it in the garnishee's office with a deputy, clerk, or other employee therein; or
(2) If the garnishee does not live, nor have an office in the district where the process is issued, by handing the copy to the garnishee personally, or by depositing it in the nearest post office, enclosed in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, and addressed to the garnishee at the garnishee's office in Honolulu. [L 1989, c 80, pt of §2]
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