§431:15-331  Secured creditor‘s claims.  (a)  The value of any security held by a secured creditor shall be determined in one of the following ways, as the court may direct:

     (1)  By converting the same into money according to the terms of the agreement pursuant to which the security was delivered to such creditors; or

     (2)  By agreement, arbitration, compromise or litigation between the creditor and the liquidator.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:15-331

  • Creditor: means a person having any claim, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, absolute, fixed, or contingent. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:15-103
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Secured claim: means any claim secured by mortgage, trust deed, pledge, deposit as security, escrow, or otherwise, but not including special deposit claims or claims against general assets. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:15-103

     (b)  The determination shall be under the supervision and control of the court with due regard for the recommendation of the liquidator.  The amount so determined shall be credited upon the secured claim, and any deficiency shall be treated as an unsecured claim.  If the claimant shall surrender this security to the liquidator, the entire claim shall be allowed as if unsecured.