Haw. Rev. Stat. § 480-3.3
Endless chain schemes
Hawaii · Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 480 — Monopolies; Restraint of Trade · Status: effective
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- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 480-3.3, Endless chain schemes, Hawaii, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2426453
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A person engages in an unfair method of competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of section 480-2 when, in the conduct of any trade or commerce, the person contrives, prepares, sets up, proposes, or operates any endless chain scheme. As used in this section, an endless chain scheme means any scheme for the disposal or distribution of property whereby a participant pays a valuable consideration for the chance to receive compensation for introducing one or more additional persons into participation in the scheme, or for the chance to receive compensation when a person introduced by the participant introduces a new participant. Compensation, as used in this section, does not mean or include payments based upon sales made to persons who are not participants in the scheme and who are not purchasing in order to participate in the scheme.