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HI Rev Stat § 489E-17 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489E. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|489E-17 Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies.

  §489E-17 Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies. Each governmental agency of this State shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records. [L 2000, c 282, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 489E-18 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489E. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|489E-18 Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies.

  §489E-18 Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 489E-12(f), each governmental agency of this State shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will send and accept electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other persons and otherwise create, generate, communicate, store, process, use, and rely upon electronic records and electronic signatures.  (b) To the extent that a governmental agency uses electronic records and electronic signatures under subsection (a), the governmental agency, giving due consideration to security, may specify:  (1) The manner and format in which the electronic records shall be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, and stored and the systems established for those purposes;  (2) If electronic records must be signed by electronic means, the type of electronic signature required, the manner and format in which the electronic signature shall be affixed to the electronic record, and the identity of, or criteria that shall be met by, any third party used by a person filing a document to facilitate the process;  (3) Control processes and procedures as appropriate to ensure adequate preservation, disposition, integrity, security, confidentiality, and auditability of electronic records; and  (4) Any other required attributes for electronic records which are specified for corresponding nonelectronic records or reasonably necessary under the circumstances.  (c) Except as otherwise provided in section 489E-12(f), this chapter does not require a governmental agency of this State to use or permit the use of electronic records or electronic signatures. [L 2000, c 282, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 489E-19 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489E. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|489E-19 Interoperability.

  §489E-19 Interoperability. An agency of this State which adopts standards pursuant to section 489E-18 may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by other agencies of this and other states and the federal government and nongovernmental persons interacting with governmental agencies of this State. If appropriate, those standards may specify differing levels of standards from which governmental agencies of this State may choose in implementing the most appropriate standard for a particular application. [L 2000, c 282, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 489J-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489J. Miscellaneous Business Provisions|489J-1 Automated teller machine fees.

 §489J-1 Automated teller machine fees. An owner or operator of an automated teller machine may assess a transaction fee on any person for use of that machine who uses a card or other access device for an account that is located within or without the United States.  Agreements to operate or share an automated teller machine may not prohibit, limit, or restrict the right of the owner or operator of the automated teller machine to charge a person a transaction fee. [L 2008, c 4, §3] Cross References  See also §412:14-100.
HI Rev Stat § 489M-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489M. International Trade Agreements|489M-1 Definitions.

  §489M-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter:  "International trade agreement" means a trade agreement or memorandum of agreement between the United States government and a foreign nation, whether bilateral, multilateral, global, or regional, to which the State, at the request of the United States government, is a covered procuring entity; provided the term shall not include a trade agreement or memoranda of agreement:  (1) Between the State and a foreign nation or its sub-national entity to which the United States government is not a party; or  (2) Between a county and a foreign nation or its sub-national entity to which the United States government is not a party.  "Procurement" means any provision of chapter 103D. [L Sp 2007, c 1, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 489M-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489M. International Trade Agreements|489M-2 International procurement rules, legislative action.

  §489M-2 International procurement rules, legislative action. (a) Any international trade agreement entered into by the President of the United States that contains provisions relating in any manner to procurement by the states shall not be valid as to those procurement provisions as it applies to this State, unless the legislature by a simple majority vote on a concurrent resolution approves of those procurement provisions. The legislature shall consider, among other things, the effect of an international trade agreement upon procurement preferences and upon the possibility of foreign governments ceasing to do business with the State.  (b) When the federal government notifies the State of an impending international trade agreement and seeks the State's approval when the legislature is not in session, the governor shall notify the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. The legislature may consider approval of the procurement provisions during a special session convened as provided in article III, section 10, of the Hawaii state constitution. The governor may not approve a trade agreement without legislative approval of its procurement provisions by a simple majority vote on a concurrent resolution. [L Sp 2007, c 1, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 489M-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489M. International Trade Agreements|489M-3 Federal law; conferral of authority.

  §489M-3 Federal law; conferral of authority. This chapter is not intended to preclude state officials from entering into international trade agreements when federal law confers the authority on state officials to do so, subject to section 489M-2. [L Sp 2007, c 1, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 489M-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489M. International Trade Agreements|489M-4 Prior agreements.

  §489M-4 Prior agreements. Any international trade agreement entered into by the President of the United States, which contains provisions relating in any manner to procurement by the states to which the governor has agreed prior to July 10, 2007, shall remain valid. [L Sp 2007, c 1, pt of §2] Revision Note  "July 10, 2007" substituted for "the effective date of this Act".
HI Rev Stat § 489N-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489N. International Matchmaking Organizations|489N-1 Definitions.

 §489N-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter:  "Hawaii resident" includes aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence and residing in Hawaii.  "International matchmaking organization" means a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity, whether or not organized under the laws of the United States or any state, that does business in the United States and for profit offers to residents of this State, dating, matrimonial, or social referral services involving citizens of a foreign country or countries who are not residing in the United States, by:  (1) An exchange of names, telephone numbers, addresses, or statistics;  (2) Selection of photographs; or  (3) A social environment provided by the organization in a country other than the United States.  "Marital history information" means a declaration of a Hawaii resident's current marital status, the number of times the Hawaii resident has previously been married, the number of domestic abuse orders of protection issued against the Hawaii resident, and whether any previous marriages by the Hawaii resident occurred as a result of receiving services from an international matchmaking organization.  "Recruit" means a noncitizen, nonresident person, recruited by an international matchmaking organization for the purpose of providing dating, matrimonial, or social referral services. [L 2003, c 149, pt of §1; am L 2006, c 74, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 489N-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489N. International Matchmaking Organizations|489N-2 Dissemination of criminal record and marital history information.

  §489N-2 Dissemination of criminal record and marital history information. (a) Each international matchmaking organization doing business in this State shall:  (1) Notify all recruits that criminal history record information and marital history information is available upon request;  (2) Provide the notice required by paragraph (1) in the recruit's native language and display it in a manner that separates it from other information, is conspicuous, and in lettering not less than one-quarter of an inch high;  (3) Upon request, disseminate to a recruit in the recruit's native language all criminal conviction information and marital history information in the possession of the international matchmaking organization relating to a Hawaii resident about whom any information is provided to the recruit;  (4) Require a Hawaii resident requesting the services of an international matchmaking organization to submit or authorize the international matchmaking organization access to the resident's complete criminal history and marital history information; and  (5) Submit an annual report on its business activities to the department of commerce and consumer affairs.  (b) Upon receipt of a request for criminal conviction or marital history information from a recruit, an international matchmaking organization shall refrain from providing any further services to the recruit or the Hawaii resident with regard to facilitating future interaction between the recruit and the Hawaii resident until the Hawaii resident has submitted to the organization:  (1) The complete transcript of any criminal history record of the Hawaii resident or a statement that there is no record of convictions; provided that these are obtained from the Hawaii criminal justice data center based on a submission of fingerprint impressions and sent directly to the organization by the Hawaii criminal justice data center; and  (2) The Hawaii resident's marital history information, accompanied by an affirmation by the Hawaii resident that any marital history information provided is complete and accurate and includes information regarding the Hawaii resident's marriages, annulments, dissolutions, and the number of domestic abuse orders of protection issued against the Hawaii resident that occurred in this State or in any other state or country. [L 2003, c 149, pt of §1; am L 2006, c 74, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 489N-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489N. International Matchmaking Organizations|489N-3 Jurisdiction.

  §489N-3 Jurisdiction. (a) An international matchmaking organization shall be deemed to be doing business in Hawaii if it contracts for matchmaking services with a Hawaii resident or is considered to be doing business under any other law of this State.  (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, Hawaii residents using the services of an international matchmaking organization shall be subject to the laws of this State. [L 2003, c 149, pt of §1; am L 2006, c 74, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 489N-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489N. International Matchmaking Organizations|489N-4 Penalties.

  §489N-4 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).  (b) A wilful violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of up to $500 and up to thirty days imprisonment. [L 2003, c 149, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 489N-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489N. International Matchmaking Organizations|489N-5 Other relief available.

  §489N-5 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 2003, c 149, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 489P-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489P. Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies|489P-1 Purpose.

 §489P-1 Purpose. The Federal Trade Commission determined that between October 1998 and September 2003, more than twenty-seven million three hundred Americans were victims of identity theft, resulting in billions of dollars of losses to consumers. The purpose of this chapter is to protect Hawaii consumers by allowing consumers to place a security freeze on their credit reports. This security freeze will prohibit a consumer reporting agency from releasing any information to unauthorized parties without the consumer's express authorization and provide consumers more control over who has access to their credit report. This chapter aims to effectively prevent identity thieves from continuing to secure credit in someone else's name. [L 2006, c 138, pt of §1; am L 2018, c 22, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 489P-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489P. Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies|489P-2 Definitions.

 §489P-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:  "Consumer credit reporting agency" or "consumer reporting agency" means any person who, for monetary fees or dues or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing credit reports to third parties, but does not include any governmental agency whose records are maintained primarily for law enforcement or licensing purposes.  "Credit report" means any written, oral, or other communication of any credit information by a consumer reporting agency, as defined in the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, which operates or maintains a database of consumer credit information bearing on a consumer's credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity.  "Security freeze" means a notice placed in a credit report at the request of the consumer or the protected consumer's representative. [L 2006, c 138, pt of §1; am L 2018, c 22, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 489P-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489P. Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies|489P-4 Consumer reporting agency duties if security freeze in place.

 §489P-4 Consumer reporting agency duties if security freeze in place. If a security freeze is in place, a consumer reporting agency shall not change any of the following official information in a credit report without sending a written confirmation of the change to the consumer within thirty days of the change being posted to the consumer's file: name, date of birth, social security number, and address. Written confirmation shall not be required for technical modifications of a consumer's official information, including name and street abbreviations, complete spellings, or transposition of numbers or letters. In the case of an address change, the written confirmation shall be sent to both the new address and the former address. [L 2006, c 138, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 489P-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489P. Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies|489P-5 Persons not required to place security freeze.

 §489P-5 Persons not required to place security freeze.  The requirement under this chapter to place a security freeze on a credit report shall not apply to:  (1) A check services or fraud prevention services company that reports on incidents of fraud or issues authorizations for the purpose of approving or processing negotiable instruments, electronic fund transfers, or similar methods of payment;  (2) A deposit account information service company that issues reports regarding account closures due to fraud, substantial overdrafts, ATM abuse, or similar negative information regarding a consumer to inquiring banks or other financial institutions for use only in reviewing a consumer request for a deposit account at the inquiring bank or financial institution;  (3) A consumer reporting agency that:  (A) Acts only to resell credit information by assembling and merging information contained in a database of one or more consumer reporting agencies; and  (B) Does not maintain a permanent database of credit information from which new credit reports are produced. [L 2006, c 138, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 489P-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489P. Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies|489P-6 Violation, penalties.

 §489P-6 Violation, penalties.  (a) A person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to penalties of not more than $2,500 for each violation. The attorney general or the executive director of the office of consumer protection may bring an action pursuant to this section.   (b) In addition to any penalty provided for in subsection (a), any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be liable to the injured party in an amount equal to the sum of any actual damages sustained by the injured party as a result of the violation. The court in any action brought under this section may award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party.  (c) The penalties provided in this section shall be cumulative to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of the State. [L 2006, c 138, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 489X-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice|489X. Adult Products|489X-1 Sale of adult entertainment products; view.

  §489X-1 Sale of adult entertainment products; view. (a) Any person or business selling adult entertainment products on premises open to the general public shall:  (1) Obscure the adult entertainment products from view from any location off the premises;  (2) Segregate the adult entertainment products from other products sold on the premises, if any; and  (3) Obscure the adult entertainment products from view from any location on the premises where other products are sold by use of a curtain, screen, or other device.  (b) For the purposes of this section:  "Adult entertainment product" means any merchandise that is pornographic as defined in section 712-1210.  "Premises" means any building, structure, or place, or any separate part or portion thereof.  (c) Any person who violates this section shall be fined $100 for each violation. [L 2006, c 32, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 490:1-102 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 27. Uniform Commercial Code|490. Uniform Commercial Code|490:1-102 Scope of article.

  §490:1-102 Scope of article. This article applies to a transaction to the extent that it is governed by another article of this chapter. [L 2004, c 162, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 490:1-103 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 27. Uniform Commercial Code|490. Uniform Commercial Code|490:1-103 Construction of chapter to promote its purposes and policies; applicability of supplemental principles of law.

  §490:1-103 Construction of chapter to promote its purposes and policies; applicability of supplemental principles of law. (a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies, which are:  (1) To simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing commercial transactions;  (2) To permit the continued expansion of commercial practices through custom, usage, and agreement of the parties; and  (3) To make uniform the law among the various jurisdictions.  (b) Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, and other validating or invalidating cause shall supplement its provisions. [L 2004, c 162, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 490:1-104 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 27. Uniform Commercial Code|490. Uniform Commercial Code|490:1-104 Construction against implied repeal.

  §490:1-104 Construction against implied repeal. This chapter being a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter, no part of it shall be deemed to be impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if such construction can reasonably be avoided. [L 2004, c 162, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 490:1-105 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 27. Uniform Commercial Code|490. Uniform Commercial Code|490:1-105 Severability.

  §490:1-105 Severability. If any provision or clause of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable. [L 2004, c 162, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 490:1-106 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 27. Uniform Commercial Code|490. Uniform Commercial Code|490:1-106 Use of singular and plural; gender.

  §490:1-106 Use of singular and plural; gender. In this chapter, unless the statutory context otherwise requires:  (1) Words in the singular number include the plural, and those in the plural include the singular; and  (2) Words of any gender also refer to any other gender. [L 2004, c 162, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 490:1-107 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 27. Uniform Commercial Code|490. Uniform Commercial Code|490:1-107 Section captions.

  §490:1-107 Section captions. Section captions are part of this chapter. [L 2004, c 162, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 490:1-108 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 27. Uniform Commercial Code|490. Uniform Commercial Code|490:1-108 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

  §490:1-108 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. This article modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Title 15 United States Code section 7001 et seq., except that nothing in this article modifies, limits, or supersedes section 7001(c) of that Act or authorizes electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 7003(b) of that Act. [L 2004, c 162, pt of §1]