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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 490:9-605

Unknown debtor or secondary obligor

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 490:10-101–490:9-809 (641 sections).

L 2000, c 241, pt of §1; am L 2023, c 132, §59

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a secured party shall not owe a duty based on its status as secured party:

(1) To a person that is a debtor or obligor, unless the secured party knows:

(A) That the person is a debtor or obligor;

(B) The identity of the person; and

(C) How to communicate with the person; or

(2) To a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against a person, unless the secured party knows:

(A) That the person is a debtor; and

(B) The identity of the person.

(b) A secured party shall be deemed to owe a duty based on its status as a secured party to a person if, at the time the secured party obtains control of collateral that is a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible or at the time the security interest attaches to the collateral, whichever is later:

(1) The person is a debtor or obligor; and

(2) The secured party knows that the information in subsection (a)(1) relating to the person is not provided by the collateral; a record attached to, or logically associated with, the collateral; or the system in which the collateral is recorded.

Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.