F. Other Indicators
2nd Quarter 2025 Report
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The total number of bankruptcy filings in Hawai’i decreased 9.7 percent or by 30 cases for the first quarter of 2025, from the same quarter of 2024. In 2024, total filings increased 13.2 percent or 140 cases from the same period of the previous year.
The number of Chapter 7 filings, the largest category, decreased 18.4 percent or 35 cases in the first quarter of 2025. Chapter 7 filings are intended to liquidate assets and discharge debt. In 2024, Chapter 7 filings increased 9.0 percent or 62 cases from the same period of the previous year.
Chapter 11 filings increased from 0 cases in the first quarter of 2024 to 2 cases in the first quarter of 2025. In 2024, Chapter 11 filings increased to 8 cases from 7 cases in the same period of the previous year. Chapter 11 filings involve the structuring of repayment plans for companies.
Chapter 13 filings increased 3.4 percent or 4 cases in the first quarter of 2025, from the same quarter of 2024. In 2024, Chapter 13 filings increased 20.7 percent or 76 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
