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HI Rev Stat § 488-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|488. Legal Service Plans|488-2 Applicability; other statutes, rules of court.

  §488-2 Applicability; other statutes, rules of court. (a) This chapter shall apply to all plans in the State other than:   (1) Plans in which any party to the plan is the federal government or any agency thereof; or  (2) Any employer-employee plan that is subject to the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Law 93-406.  Plans that are owned and operated by an insurer subject to chapter 431 shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter; provided that the insurer shall comply with the provisions of chapter 431 and file a statement certifying compliance with chapter 431.  (b) The commissioner shall have jurisdiction to enforce this chapter. The operation of all plans subject to this chapter shall also be subject to chapters 480, part I of chapter 481, 481A, and 481B, 481C, and other provisions of law that may be applicable. Chapters 431 and 432 shall not apply to any plans or the operations thereof that are subject to this chapter, except as provided in sections 488-4, 488-5, 488-6, and 488-7.  (c) No plan subject to this chapter shall contravene rules of court adopted by the Hawaii supreme court. [L 1976, c 156, pt of §1; am L 2008, c 19, §74; am L 2010, c 47, §1(2); am L 2011, c 186, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 488-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|488. Legal Service Plans|488-4 Accumulated funds, protection, violation.

  §488-4 Accumulated funds, protection, violation. (a) The plan administrator shall have the responsibilities of a trustee for all funds received, accumulated, or collected under this chapter.  (b) The plan administrator, upon receipt of funds intended for payment to a person providing legal services pursuant to this chapter, shall maintain the funds at all times in a federally insured account with a bank, savings and loan association, or financial services loan company located in Hawaii, separate from the plan's own funds or funds held by the plan administrator in any other capacity, in an amount at least equal to the funds collected and unpaid to the persons providing legal services, unless otherwise approved by the commissioner. Only additional funds that are reasonably necessary to pay bank, savings and loan association, or financial services loan company charges may be commingled with the funds accumulated pursuant to this section. If the bank, savings and loan association, or financial services loan company account is an interest earning account, the plan shall not retain the interest earned on accumulated funds for the plan or plan administrator's own use or benefit without the prior written consent of the person entitled to the funds. A plan trustee account shall be designated on the records of the bank, savings and loan association, or financial services loan company as a "trustee account established pursuant to section 488-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes", or words of similar import.  (c) The plan administrator shall obtain a $100,000 bond, which shall be executed by the plan administrator and a surety company authorized to do business in the State as a surety.  The bond shall run to the State for the benefit of any claimants against the plan to secure the faithful performance of the obligations of the plan. The aggregate liability of the surety shall not exceed the principal sum of the bond. The plan administrator shall provide the commissioner with proof of the bond at the time of the initial request for approval and at any time thereafter as requested by the commissioner. The plan shall not release the bond without the commissioner's approval. In lieu of the bond required by this section, the commissioner may accept letters of credit, certificates of deposits, or other evidence of security in form and amounts deemed appropriate by the commissioner.  (d) Any person, including a plan administrator, owner, operator, officer, employee, or representative who, not being lawfully entitled to do so, diverts or appropriates funds accumulated pursuant to this section or any portion of accumulated funds for the person's own use, shall be subject to penalties as provided by law. [L 1976, c 156, pt of §1; am L 1992, c 78, §2; am L 2010, c 47, §1(4); am L 2011, c 186, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 488-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|488. Legal Service Plans|488-5 Annual exhibits; examination by commissioner.

  §488-5 Annual exhibits; examination by commissioner. (a) Each plan shall file with the commissioner within sixty days after the end of its fiscal year an income statement and balance sheet compiled, reviewed, or audited by a certified public accountant.  (b) The powers, authorities, and duties relating to examinations vested in and imposed upon the commissioner under chapter 431 apply with respect to examinations of plans subject to this section; provided that no examination shall attempt to obtain or inspect written or oral information or documents in violation of the rules for client-lawyer confidentiality as contained in the Hawaii rules of professional conduct adopted by the supreme court. [L 1976, c 156, pt of §1; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; am L 2008, c 19, §75; am L 2010, c 47, §1(5)]
HI Rev Stat § 488-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|488. Legal Service Plans|488-6 Investments of certain plans.

  §488-6 Investments of certain plans. No plan promising or offering to pay for legal services in an amount equal to or in excess of $25 a year shall invest any of its assets other than as authorized and provided for in respect to domestic insurance companies and societies under chapters 431 and 432, which provisions are hereby extended to and made applicable to prepaid legal service plans. [L 1976, c 156, pt of §1; am L 2008, c 19, §76]
HI Rev Stat § 488-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|488. Legal Service Plans|488-7 Failure to comply; penalty.

  §488-7 Failure to comply; penalty. (a) Any plan that does not comply with this chapter shall be notified in writing by the commissioner of the noncompliance and of the need to take corrective action within seven days. If the noncompliance continues for seven days after notification, the plan or plan administrator may be fined not more than $1,000 per day for each day of noncompliance.  (b) In addition to penalties provided in subsection (a), the commissioner may deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to approve the certificate of authority of any plan or any plan amendments.  (c) If the commissioner takes any action pursuant to subsection (b), the commissioner shall notify the applicant or licensee in writing of the reason for that action. The applicant or licensee may submit a written request within ten days of the date of receipt of the notice for a hearing before the commissioner to determine the propriety of the commissioner's action. A hearing pursuant to this subsection shall be held within thirty days of receipt of the written request, unless postponed by mutual consent, and shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 91.  (d) If the commissioner has cause to believe that any plan is violating or is about to violate any provision of this chapter or any order of the commissioner, the commissioner may issue a cease and desist order to enforce compliance with this chapter or any order of the commissioner, or may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin the plan from continuing the violation. The commissioner may order or petition the court to order restitution on behalf of persons aggrieved by a violation of this chapter and an assessment of a monetary penalty against any plan, plan administrator, or owner, operator, or officer of the plan for violation of this chapter or an order of the commissioner. [L 1976, c 156, pt of §1; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; am L 2010, c 47, §1(6); am L 2011, c 186, §7]
HI Rev Stat § 488-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|488. Legal Service Plans|488-8 Access to records.

  §488-8 Access to records.  (a) Every plan and its owners, operators, officers, employees, and representatives shall:  (1) Be subject to investigation or examination by the commissioner;  (2) Produce and make freely accessible to the commissioner all accounts, records, documents, and files in the person's possession or control relating to the subject of the investigation or examination; and  (3) Cooperate with any investigation or examination by the commissioner.  (b) If the commissioner finds the accounts or records of a plan, or of its owners, operators, officers, employees, or representatives, to be inadequate, improperly kept, or improperly posted, and if the plan has failed to correct the accounts or records after the commissioner has given the plan written notice and a reasonable opportunity to do so, the commissioner may employ experts to rewrite, post, or balance the accounts at the expense of the plan being examined.  (c) A plan administrator shall provide a written response within seven days to any written inquiry made by the commissioner. The response shall be more than an acknowledgment that the commissioner's communication was received and shall adequately address the concerns stated in the communication. [L 2011, c 186, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 488-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|488. Legal Service Plans|488-9 Records and reports.

  §488-9 Records and reports.  (a) The commissioner shall preserve in permanent form records and reports of the commissioner's proceedings, hearings, investigations, and examinations and shall file the records in the commissioner's office.  (b) The commissioner's records and filings in the commissioner's office shall be open to public inspection, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.  (c) The commissioner shall maintain the confidentiality of any documents or information received from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the federal government, insurance regulatory agencies of foreign countries, or insurance departments of other states, territories, and commonwealths that are confidential in the jurisdiction of origin. Documents and records subject to this subsection shall be confidential and privileged, shall not be made public, shall not be subject to subpoena or discovery, and shall not be admissible as evidence in any private civil action, and neither the commissioner nor any other person who received documents, materials, or other information subject to this subsection while acting under the authority of the commissioner shall be permitted or required to testify in any private civil action concerning any confidential documents, materials, or information subject to this subsection.  This subsection shall not be construed to limit the commissioner's authority to use any necessary documents, materials, or other information in furtherance of any regulatory or legal action brought as part of the commissioner's official duties. The commissioner may share information, including otherwise confidential information, with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the federal government, insurance regulatory agencies of foreign countries, or insurance departments of other states, territories, and commonwealths if the statutes or regulations of the jurisdiction receiving the information require the receiving person or entity to maintain the same level of confidentiality as required under this subsection and other applicable law.  (d) The commissioner shall not disclose any information that is protected from disclosure by law other than as provided in subsection (c). [L 2011, c 186, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 489-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489. Discrimination in Public Accommodations|489-1 Purpose; construction.

Note Sections 489-1 to 489-8 designated as Part I by L 2000, c 227, §3. Law Journals and Reviews  Airbnb in Paradise: Updating Hawai`i's Legal Approach Towards Racial Discrimination in the Sharing Economy. 39 UH L. Rev. 435 (2017).   §489-1 Purpose; construction. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to protect the interests, rights, and privileges of all persons within the State with regard to access and use of public accommodations by prohibiting unfair discrimination.  (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed to further the purposes stated in subsection (a). [L 1986, c 292, pt of §1] Cross References  Civil rights commission, see chapter 368.
HI Rev Stat § 489-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489. Discrimination in Public Accommodations|489-3 Discriminatory practices prohibition.

  §489-3 Discriminatory practices prohibition. Unfair discriminatory practices that deny, or attempt to deny, a person the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodation on the basis of race; sex, including gender identity or expression; sexual orientation; color; religion; ancestry; or disability, including the use of a service animal, are prohibited. [L 1986, c 292, pt of §1; am L 1990, c 210, §2; am L 1992, c 33, §5; am L 2006, c 76, §3; am L 2018, c 217, §8] Law Journals and Reviews  An Analysis of Hawai`i's Tradition of "Local" Ethnic Humor. 30 UH L. Rev. 219.  Airbnb in Paradise: Updating Hawai`i's Legal Approach Towards Racial Discrimination in the Sharing Economy. 39 UH L. Rev. 435 (2017).  Hounds at the Hospital, Cats at the Clinic: Challenges Associated with Service Animals and Animal-Assisted Interventions in Healthcare Facilities. 40 UH L. Rev. 53 (2018). Case Notes  Individual plaintiffs' claims under this section were reinstated against defendants, where one of the defendants allegedly made a racial slur that was either directed at or witnessed by the individual plaintiffs. 300 F. Supp. 2d 1003.
HI Rev Stat § 489-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489. Discrimination in Public Accommodations|489-4 Exception, privacy requirements.

  §489-4 Exception, privacy requirements. The provision of separate facilities or schedules for female and for male patrons, does not constitute a discriminatory practice when such separate facilities or schedules for female and for male patrons are bona fide requirements to protect personal rights of privacy. [L 1986, c 292, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 489-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489. Discrimination in Public Accommodations|489-5 Other discriminatory practices.

  §489-5 Other discriminatory practices. (a) It is a discriminatory practice for two or more persons to conspire:  (1) To retaliate or discriminate against a person because the person has opposed an unfair discriminatory practice;  (2) To aid, abet, incite, or coerce a person to engage in a discriminatory practice; or  (3) Wilfully, to obstruct, or prevent, a person from complying with this chapter.  (b) It is a discriminatory practice to deny a person the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodations because of the known disability of an individual with whom the person is known to have a relationship or association. [L 1986, c 292, pt of §1; am L 1994, c 88, §3] Case Notes  Summary judgment granted in favor of defendants with respect to a plaintiff's (a nonprofit corporation) claims under subsection (b); plaintiffs offered nothing to indicate that one of the defendants was hostile toward the disabled in general or those suffering with epilepsy in particular; without the evidence, plaintiffs' claim that the defendant denied the nonprofit corporation the full and equal enjoyment of a place of public accommodation because of the nonprofit corporation's association with persons known to be disabled was totally devoid of factual support. 300 F. Supp. 2d 1003.
HI Rev Stat § 489-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489. Discrimination in Public Accommodations|489-6 Complaint against unfair discrimination; reporting requirements.

  §489-6 Complaint against unfair discrimination; reporting requirements. The civil rights commission shall receive complaints of unfair discriminatory treatment in public accommodations in accordance with the procedures established under chapter 368; provided that this section shall not apply to complaints under part II of this chapter. [L 1986, c 292, pt of §1; am L 1989, c 386, §11; am L 2000, c 227, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 489-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489. Discrimination in Public Accommodations|489-7 No limitation on causes of action.

  §489-7 No limitation on causes of action. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit any cause of action based upon any unfair discriminatory practices for which a remedy is available under state or federal law. [L 1986, c 292, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 489-7.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489. Discrimination in Public Accommodations|489-7.5 Suits by persons injured; amount of recovery, injunctions.

  §489-7.5 Suits by persons injured; amount of recovery, injunctions. (a) Any person who is injured by an unlawful discriminatory practice, other than an unlawful discriminatory practice under part II of this chapter, may:  (1) Sue for damages sustained, and, if the judgment is for the plaintiff, the plaintiff shall be awarded a sum not less than $1,000 or threefold damages by the plaintiff sustained, whichever sum is the greater, and reasonable attorneys' fees together with the costs of suit; and  (2) Bring proceedings to enjoin the unlawful discriminatory practices, and if the decree is for the plaintiff, the plaintiff shall be awarded reasonable attorneys' fees together with the cost of suit.  (b) The remedies provided in subsection (a) shall be applied in class action and de facto class action lawsuits or proceedings provided that:  (1) The minimum $1,000 recovery provided in subsection (a) shall not apply in a class action or a de facto class action lawsuit; and  (2) That portion of threefold damages in excess of compensatory damages shall be apportioned and allocated by the court in its exercise of discretion so as to promote effective enforcement of this part and deterrence from violation of its provisions.  (c) The remedies provided in this section are cumulative and may be brought in one action. [L 1989, c 386, §2; am L 2000, c 227, §5; am L 2001, c 55, §23]
HI Rev Stat § 489-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489. Discrimination in Public Accommodations|489-8 Civil penalty.

  §489-8 Civil penalty. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person to discriminate unfairly in public accommodations.  (b) Any person, firm, company, association, or corporation who violates this part shall be fined a sum of not less than $500 nor more than $10,000 for each violation, which sum shall be collected in a civil action brought by the attorney general or the civil rights commission on behalf of the State. The penalties provided in this section shall be cumulative to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this State. Each day of violation under this part shall be a separate violation.  (c) This section shall not apply to violations of part II of this chapter. [L 1987, c 294, §1; am L 1989, c 386, §12; am L 2000, c 227, §6; am L 2001, c 55, §24] Rules of Court  Class actions, see HRCP rule 23; injunctions, see HRCP rule 65.
HI Rev Stat § 489-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489. Discrimination in Public Accommodations|489-9 Motion picture theater accommodation.

  §489-9 Motion picture theater accommodation. (a) A public accommodation that owns, leases, leases to, or operates a motion picture theater in more than two locations in the State shall provide open movie captioning during at least two showings per week of each motion picture that is produced and offered with open movie captioning.  (b) A public accommodation that owns, leases, leases to, or operates a motion picture theater in the State shall provide, upon request, audio description of any motion picture that is produced and offered with audio description.  (c) A violation of this section shall be a discriminatory practice.  (d) This section shall apply to motion pictures that are produced and distributed with the necessary auxiliary aids and services, including captioning and audio description. This section shall not prohibit the showing of a motion picture that is produced and distributed without captioning and audio description; provided that a public accommodation that owns, leases, leases to, or operates a motion picture theater shall provide notice to the public if a motion picture offered for viewing is produced and distributed without captioning or audio description.  (e) For the purposes of this section, "motion picture theater" means a movie theater, screening room, or other venue in use primarily for the exhibition of a motion picture. [L 2015, c 39, § §1, 3; am L 2017, c 211, § §1, 2; am L 2019, c 154, § §1, 2]
HI Rev Stat § 489-21 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489. Discrimination in Public Accommodations|489-21 Discriminatory practices; breastfeeding.

  §489-21 Discriminatory practices; breastfeeding. It is a discriminatory practice to deny, or attempt to deny, the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodations to a woman because she is breastfeeding a child. [L 2000, c 227, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 489-22 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489. Discrimination in Public Accommodations|489-22 Private cause of action.

  §489-22 Private cause of action. Any person who is injured by an unlawful discriminatory practice under this part may bring proceedings to enjoin the unlawful discriminatory practice, and if the decree is for the plaintiff, the plaintiff shall be awarded reasonable attorneys' fees, the cost of suit, and $100. Any action under this part shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the district courts as provided in chapter 604, and may be commenced and conducted in the small claims division of the district court. [L 2000, c 227, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 489-23 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489. Discrimination in Public Accommodations|489-23 Exclusion from civil rights commission.

  §489-23 Exclusion from civil rights commission. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 368, this part shall not be subject to chapter 368 and shall not be enforced by the civil rights commission. [L 2000, c 227, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 489D-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489D. Money Transmitters Act|489D-1 Short title.

  §489D-1 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Money Transmitters Modernization Act. [L 2006, c 153, pt of §1; am L 2021, c 108, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 489D-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489D. Money Transmitters Act|489D-2 Purpose.

 §489D-2 Purpose. It is the intent of the legislature to establish within the State a licensure system to ensure the safe and sound operation of money transmission businesses, to ensure that these businesses are not used for criminal purposes, to promote confidence in the State's financial system, and to protect the public interest. [L 2006, c 153, pt of §1]