Hawaii · statute · Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 481 · 19 active provisions
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, doing business in the State and engaged in the production, manufacture, distribution, or sale of any commodity, or product, or service, or output of a service trade, of general use or consumption, or the product or service of any public utility, with the intent…
Any person who, either as director, officer, or agent of any firm or corporation, or as agent of any person, violating this part, assists or aids, directly or indirectly, in such violation shall be responsible therefor equally with the person, firm, or corporation for whom or which the person acts.
No person, partnership, firm, corporation, joint stock company, or other association engaged in business within the State shall sell, offer for sale, or advertise for sale any article, or product, or service or output of a service trade, at less than the cost thereof to such vendor, or give, offer to give, or advertise…
In establishing the cost of a given article or product to the distributor and vendor, the invoice cost of the article or product purchased at a forced, bankrupt, closeout sale or other sale outside of the ordinary channels of trade may not be used as a basis for justifying a price lower than one based upon the replacem…
In any injunction proceeding against any person as officer, director, or agent, it shall be sufficient to allege and prove the unlawful intent of the person, firm, or corporation for whom or which the person acts. Where an injunction is sought for a violation of section 481-3 the proof of the unlawful act or acts and o…
Sections 481-3 to 481-5 shall not apply to any sale made: (1) In closing out in good faith the owner's stock or any part thereof for the purpose of discontinuing the owner's trade in any such stock or commodity, and in the case of the sale of seasonal goods, or to the bona fide sale of perishable goods to prevent loss…
The payment or allowance of rebates, refunds, commissions, or unearned discounts whether in the form of money or otherwise or extending to certain purchasers, special services, or privileges not extended to all purchasers purchasing upon like terms and conditions, to the injury of a competitor and where the payment or…
Upon the third violation of any of the provisions of sections 481-1 to 481-7 by any corporation, each of such violations having been proved in a separate court action, the attorney general shall institute proper action in a court of competent jurisdiction to forfeit the charter, rights, franchises, or privileges and po…
Any contract, express or implied, made by any person, firm, or corporation in violation of any of the provisions of sections 481-1 to 481-7 is declared to be an illegal contract and no recovery thereon shall be had.
(a) Any person who sells or offers to sell any products or services to a consumer pursuant to a consumer contract that has a specified term of more than one month and an automatic renewal clause under which the contract will automatically renew for a specified term of more than one month unless the consumer cancels the…
Any person, firm, private corporation, or municipal or other public corporation, or trade association, may maintain an action to enjoin a continuance of any act or acts in violation of sections 481-1 to 481-7 and, if injured thereby, for the recovery of damages. If, in the action, the court finds that the defendant is…
The remedies prescribed in this part are cumulative and in addition to the remedies prescribed in chapter 269 for discriminations by public utilities. If any conflict arises between this part and chapter 269, the latter prevails.
The legislature of the State of Hawaii finds that the sale and distribution at retail of goods manufactured by or for or sold by the government of the United States, or any agency or department thereof, is peculiarly susceptible to fraud and misrepresentation. The public interest requires that goods offered for sale in…
No person shall use any trade name which includes the word "Army", "Navy", "Marine", "Coast Guard", "Government", "G.I.", or any other term which denotes an agency or department of the government of the United States, without being lawfully authorized so to do by the government of the United States or an agency or agen…
No person shall sell or offer for sale at retail any goods incorrectly purporting to be manufactured by or for or sold by the government of the United States.
Any person who represents by sign, window display, label, advertising, or any other means that the person sells goods sold by or manufactured for the government of the United States or any agency or department thereof, shall, with equal prominence and in the same manner, make known by appropriate descriptive term the m…
Any person who represents by sign, window display, label, advertising, or by any other means, that the person sells goods sold by or manufactured for the government of the United States or any agency or department thereof, and who also sells other goods, shall specifically distinguish the two classes of merchandise by…
Any person who sells goods in violation of this part shall be fined not more than $50, and each such sale shall constitute a separate offense.
Any person violating or neglecting or failing in any particular to conform to or comply with this part may be enjoined by the circuit court of the State by mandatory or restraining order necessary or proper to effectuate the purposes of this part in a suit brought by the attorney general in the name of the State or by…