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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 658B-4

Determining the money of the claim

Known as the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act

The act spans §§ 658–658 (14 sections).

L 1990, c 50, pt of §1

(a) Except as provided by subsection (b), the proper money of the claim is, as in each case may be appropriate, the money:

(1) Regularly used between the parties as a matter of usage or course of dealing; or

(2) Used at the time of a transaction in international trade, by trade usage or common practice, for valuing or settling transactions in the particular commodity or service involved; or

(3) In which the loss was ultimately felt or will be incurred by a party.

(b) The money in which the parties have contracted that a payment be made is the proper money of the claim for that payment.

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