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HI Rev Stat § 480F-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|480F. Check Cashing|480F-6 Penalties.

  §480F-6 Penalties. (a) Any person who violates this chapter shall be deemed to have engaged in an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the conduct of any trade or commerce within the meaning of section 480-2(a). Aggrieved consumers may seek those remedies set forth in section 480-13(b).  (b) Any person who is not a consumer and is injured by a wilful violation of this chapter may bring an action for the recovery of damages, a proceeding to restrain and enjoin those violations, or both. If judgment is for the plaintiff, the plaintiff shall be awarded a sum not less than $1,000 or threefold damages, whichever sum is greater, and reasonable attorneys' fees together with the costs of suit.  (c) A wilful violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of up to $500 and up to thirty days imprisonment. [L 1999, c 146, pt of §1; am L 2001, c 20, §1; am L 2008, c 19, §11; am L 2021, c 56, §9]
HI Rev Stat § 480F-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|480F. Check Cashing|480F-7 Other relief available.

 §480F-7 Other relief available. The penalties provided in this chapter are in addition to penalties and remedies otherwise available against the same conduct under the common law or other state or federal statutes or rules. [L 1999, c 146, pt of §1; am L 2001, c 20, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 481-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-1 Unlawful practices.

  §481-1 Unlawful practices. 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 to destroy the competition of any regular established dealer in the commodity, product, or service, or to prevent the competition of any person, firm, private corporation, or municipal or other public corporation, who or which in good faith, intends and attempts to become such dealer, to discriminate between different sections, communities, or cities or portions thereof, or between different locations in such sections, communities, cities, or portions thereof in this State, by selling or furnishing the commodity, product, or services at a lower rate in one section, community, or city, or any portion thereof, or in one location in such section, community, or city or any portion thereof, than in another after making allowance for difference, if any, in the grade or quality, quantity and in the actual cost of transportation from the point of production, if a raw product or a commodity, or from the point of manufacture if a manufactured product or commodity, and in the overhead cost.  Motion picture films when delivered under a lease to motion picture houses shall not be deemed to be a commodity or product of general use, or consumption, under this part. This part shall not be construed to prohibit the meeting in good faith of the rates of a competitor as herein defined, selling the same article or product, or service or output of a service trade in the same locality or trade area, or to prevent a reasonable classification of service by public utilities for the purpose of establishing rates.  The inhibition hereof against locality discrimination embraces any scheme of special rebates, collateral contracts, or any device of any nature whereby such discrimination is, in substance or fact, effected in violation of the spirit and intent of this part. [L 1937, c 223, §1; am L 1941, c 175, §1; RL 1945, §9321; RL 1955, §205-2; HRS §481-1] Cross References  Unfair trade practices in insurance business, see chapter 431, article 13. Case Notes  Relation of federal regulation and possible antitrust exemption to state laws construed. 460 F. Supp. 1359.
HI Rev Stat § 481-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-2 Officers and agents.

  §481-2 Officers and agents. 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. [L 1937, c 223, §2; RL 1945, §9322; RL 1955, §205-3; HRS §481-2; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 481-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-3 Sales at less than cost.

  §481-3 Sales at less than cost. 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 with the intent to give away any article or product, or service or output of a service trade, with the intent to destroy competition.   The term "cost" as applied to production includes the cost of raw materials, labor, and all overhead expenses of the producer; and as applied to distribution "cost" means and includes the invoice cost of the merchandise to a distributor or the replacement cost of the merchandise to a distributor, whichever is lower; less all trade discounts except customary discounts for cash; to which shall be added (1) freight charges not otherwise included in the invoice cost or the replacement cost of the merchandise as herein set forth, and (2) cartage to the distributor outlet if done or paid for by the distributor, and (3) a markup to cover a proportionate part of the cost of doing business, which markup, in the absence of proof of a lesser cost, shall be six per cent of the cost to the distributor as herein set forth after adding thereto freight charges and cartage but before adding thereto a markup; provided that in the case where a person, partnership, corporation, or association is engaged in the business or makes sales both at retail and wholesale, the "invoice cost" includes all elements recognized by good accounting practice as proper elements of the cost; provided further that taxes passed on to a purchaser as a separate item from the price of merchandise shall be included in the advertised price or offer of sale of the merchandise if such taxes are used to compute the markup of six per cent as provided herein.   The "cost of doing business" or "overhead expense" means all costs of doing business incurred in the conduct of the business and includes without limitation the following items of expense: labor (including salaries of executive officers), rent, interest on borrowed capital, depreciation, selling cost, maintenance of equipment, delivery costs, credit losses, all types of licenses, taxes, insurance, and advertising. [L 1937, c 223, §3; RL 1945, §9323; am L 1955, c 241, §1(a); RL 1955, §205-4; am L 1961, c 95, §1; HRS §481-3] Case Notes  Purpose is to protect competitors as well as competition. 63 H. 289, 627 P.2d 260.
HI Rev Stat § 481-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-4 Purchase at forced or bankrupt sales.

  §481-4 Purchase at forced or bankrupt sales. 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 replacement costs as of date of the sale of the article or product replaced through the ordinary channels of trade, unless the article or product is kept separate from goods purchased in the ordinary channels of trade and unless the article or product is advertised and sold as merchandise purchased at a forced, bankrupt, closeout sale, or by means other than through the ordinary channels of trade, and the advertising shall state the conditions under which the goods were so purchased, and the quantity of the merchandise to be sold or offered for sale. [L 1937, c 223, §4; RL 1945, §9324; RL 1955, §205-5; HRS §481-4]
HI Rev Stat § 481-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-5 Proof of intent; cost surveys.

  §481-5 Proof of intent; cost surveys. 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 of the injurious effects thereof shall be prima facie evidence of the intent to destroy competition; provided that such a rule of evidence applies only to injunction proceedings brought under section 481-3. Where a particular trade or industry, of which the person, firm, or corporation complained against is a member, has an established cost survey for the locality and vicinity in which the offense is committed, the cost survey shall be deemed competent evidence to be used in proving the costs of the person, firm, or corporation complained against within this part. [L 1937, c 223, §5; RL 1945, §9325; am L 1955, c 241, §1(b); RL 1955, §205-6; HRS §481-5; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 481-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-6 When sale at less than cost permitted.

  §481-6 When sale at less than cost permitted. 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 to the vendor by spoilage or depreciation, provided notice is given to the public thereof;   (2) When the goods are damaged or deteriorated in quality, and notice is given to the public thereof;   (3) By an officer acting under the orders of any court;   (4) In an endeavor made in good faith to meet the lawful prices of a competitor, as herein defined, selling the same article or product, or service or output of a service trade, in the same locality or trade area;   (5) By the government or any agency thereof, of the United States, the State, or any county, or by post exchanges or ships' service stores operating under and in accordance with United States army or naval regulations.   In case of any sale at less than cost which does not fall within (1) to (5) of this section, the burden of proof shall be on the defendant to show that the sale was not made for the purpose of injuring competitors and destroying competition within the meaning of this part.   Any person, firm, or corporation who performs work upon, renovates, alters, or improves any personal property belonging to another person, firm, or corporation, shall be construed to be a vendor within the meaning of this part. [L 1937, c 223, §6; am L 1941, c 175, §2; RL 1945, §9326; am L 1955, c 241, §1(c); RL 1955, §205-7; HRS §481-6; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 481-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-7 Rebates, refunds, etc.

  §481-7 Rebates, refunds, etc. 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 allowance tends to destroy competition, is an unfair practice and any person, firm, or corporation resorting to such trade practice shall be subject to injunction or suit for damages as provided in this chapter; provided that this section shall not apply to dealings between a principal and agent under the terms of a bona fide agency contract, nor to sales by an employer to the employer's bona fide employees of any articles which are part of the stock. [L 1937, c 223, §7; am L 1941, c 175, §3; RL 1945, §9327; am L 1955, c 241, §1(d); RL 1955, §205-8; HRS §481-7; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 481-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-8 Duty of attorney general to prosecute.

  §481-8 Duty of attorney general to prosecute. 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 powers exercised by the corporation, and to permanently enjoin it from transacting business in the State. If in such action the court finds that the corporation is violating or has violated any of the provisions of sections 481-1 to 481-7, it shall enjoin the corporation from doing business in the State permanently or for such time as the court shall order, or annul the charter, or revoke the franchise of the corporation. [L 1937, c 223, §8; RL 1945, §9328; am L 1955, c 241, §1(e); RL 1955, §205-9; HRS §481-8]
HI Rev Stat § 481-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-9 Illegal contracts.

  §481-9 Illegal contracts. 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. [L 1937, c 223, §9; RL 1945, §9329; RL 1955, §205-10; HRS §481-9]
HI Rev Stat § 481-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-10 Actions to enjoin violation.

  §481-10 Actions to enjoin violation. 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 violating or has violated any of the provisions of sections 481-1 to 481-7, it shall enjoin the defendant from a continuance thereof. It shall not be necessary that actual damages to the plaintiff be alleged or proved. In addition to such injunctive relief, the plaintiff shall be entitled to recover from the defendant three times the amount of any actual damages sustained.   Any defendant in an action brought under this section may be compelled to testify by deposition under chapter 624, or in person before the court in which the action is brought, and may be examined by the plaintiff, as if on cross-examination, and the plaintiff shall not be bound by the defendant's testimony; and in addition the books and records of any such defendant may be brought into court and introduced, by reference, into evidence.   The defendant may in like manner and subject to like conditions and with like privileges compel the plaintiff to testify by deposition or otherwise. [L 1937, c 223, §10; RL 1945, §9330; am L 1955, c 241, §1(f); RL 1955, §205-11; HRS §481-10; gen ch 1985] Rules of Court  Depositions, see Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure, part V.
HI Rev Stat § 481-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-11 Remedies cumulative.

  §481-11 Remedies cumulative. 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. [L 1937, c 223, pt of §12; RL 1945, §9332; am L 1955, c 241, §1(g); RL 1955, §205-13; HRS §481-11]
HI Rev Stat § 481-21 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-21 Findings and declaration of public policy.

  §481-21 Findings and declaration of public policy. 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 connection with representations of any form in which the government of the United States or any agency or department thereof is involved should be accurately identified and correctly described. The commingling of goods in such a way as might create a misapprehension on the part of any purchaser that the purchaser is buying goods sold by the government of the United States or any agency or department thereof, or that the goods were manufactured pursuant to government specifications, or that the goods in fact are at the time of sale in accordance with such specifications, or that the goods are new or in perfect condition, when not true in fact, is hereby declared inimical to public interest and an unfair trade practice. [L 1945, c 214, §1; RL 1955, §205-40; HRS §481-21; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 481-22 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-22 Unauthorized use of certain trade names prohibited.

  §481-22 Unauthorized use of certain trade names prohibited. 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 agencies thereof. [L 1945, c 214, §2; RL 1955, §205-41; HRS §481-22]
HI Rev Stat § 481-23 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-23 Fraudulent representation of origin of goods.

  §481-23 Fraudulent representation of origin of goods. 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. [L 1945, c 214, §3; RL 1955, §205-42; HRS §481-23]
HI Rev Stat § 481-24 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-24 Advertising or display requirements.

  §481-24 Advertising or display requirements. 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 merchandising class of such goods. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the person shall use the terms "Used", "Rejects", "Reclaimed", "Reconditioned", "Seconds", "Irregulars", "Damaged", or the like, where any such term may be applicable. [L 1945, c 214, §4; RL 1955, §205-43; HRS §481-24; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 481-25 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-25 Additional display requirements.

  §481-25 Additional display requirements. 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 individual label on item of goods displayed for sale or by segregation into labeled bins, compartments, or areas. [L 1945, c 214, §5; RL 1955, §205-44; HRS §481-25; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 481-26 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-26 Penalty.

  §481-26 Penalty. 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. [L 1945, c 214, §6; RL 1955, §205-45; HRS §481-26]
HI Rev Stat § 481-27 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481. Fair Trade Regulations|481-27 Injunctions.

  §481-27 Injunctions. 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 any private person in the person's own name. [L 1945, c 214, §7; RL 1955, §205-46; HRS §481-27; gen ch 1985] Rules of Court  Injunctions, see HRCP rule 65.
HI Rev Stat § 481A-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481A. Uniform Deceptive Trade Practice Act|481A-1 Title.

  §481A-1 Title. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practice Act. [L 1969, c 187, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 481A-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|481A. Uniform Deceptive Trade Practice Act|481A-2 Definitions.

  §481A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:  "Article" means a product as distinguished from its trademark, label, or distinctive dress in packaging.  "Certification mark" means a mark used in connection with the goods or services of a person other than the certifier to indicate geographic origin, material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy, or other characteristics of the goods or services or to indicate that the work or labor on the goods or services was performed by members of a union or other organization.  "Collective mark" means a mark used by members of a cooperative, association, or other collective group or organization to identify goods or services and distinguish them from those of others, or to indicate membership in the collective group or organization.  "Mark" means a word, name, symbol, device, or any combination of the foregoing in any form or arrangement.  "Person" means an individual, corporation, government, or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, unincorporated association, two or more of any of the foregoing having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.  "Service mark" means a mark used by a person to identify services and to distinguish them from the services of others.  "Trademark" means a mark used by a person to identify goods and to distinguish them from the goods of others.  "Trade name" means a word, name, symbol, device, or any combination of the foregoing in any form or arrangement used by a person to identify the person's business, vocation, or occupation and distinguish it from the business, vocation, or occupation of others. [L 1969, c 187, pt of §1; gen ch 1985] Revision Note  Numeric designations deleted and definitions rearranged.