Any person, firm, company, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of section 480-2 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 director of the office of consumer protection on behalf of the State. The penalties provided in this section are cumulative to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this State. Each day that a violation of section 480-2 occurs shall be a separate violation.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 480-3.1
Civil penalty
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 773 F. Supp. 2d 886 - Rodenhurst v. Bank of America (2011)
Most recently applied in Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v. Clare Connors (October 2020)
L 1968, c 10, §2; am L 1975, c 92, §1 and c 156, §1; am L 1986, c 9, §1
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Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.