F. Other Indicators
3rd Quarter 2025 Report
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The total number of bankruptcy filings in Hawai‘i increased by 2.5 percent or by 7 cases for the second quarter of 2025, from the same quarter of 2024. In the first half of 2025, total filings decreased 3.9 percent or 23 cases from the same period of the previous year.
The number of Chapter 7 filings, the largest category, decreased by 6.3 percent or by 12 cases in the second quarter of 2025. Chapter 7 filings are intended to liquidate assets and discharge debt. In the first half of 2025, Chapter 7 filings decreased 12.4 percent or 47 cases from the same period of the previous year.
Chapter 11 filings remained the same at 1 case in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter of 2024. In the first half of 2025, Chapter 11 filings increased to 3 cases from 1 case in the same period of the previous year. Chapter 11 filings involve the structuring of repayment plans for companies.
Chapter 13 filings increased by 20.4 percent or 19 cases in the second quarter of 2025, from the same quarter of 2024. In the first half of 2025, Chapter 13 filings increased 11.0 percent or 23 cases from the same period of the previous year. Chapter 13 bankruptcy allows debtors to work out repayment arrangements with creditors.
For quarterly bankruptcy statistics, see: https://www.uscourts.gov/statistics-reports/caseload-statistics-data-tables
For District of Hawaii monthly statistics, see: www.hib.uscourts.gov/stats/index_stats.html
