§486-84 Civil action. (a) Any person who violates any requirement imposed under this part shall be liable to the buyer, in an amount equal to the sum of:
(1) Three times the amount of actual damages sustained or $1,500, whichever is greater; and
(2) In the case of any successful action to enforce the foregoing liability, the costs of the action, together with reasonable attorney fees as determined by the court.
(b) An action to enforce any liability created under subsection (a) of this section must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction without regard to the amount in controversy, within two years from the date on which the liability occurred. [L 1988, c 156, pt of §3]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice
486-2 Cooperation; uniformity of regulations.
486-4 Measurement standards branch; administrator.
486-5 Powers and duties of the administrator, and inspectors.
486-6 General powers and duties of board.
486-7 Specific powers and duties of the board; rules.
486-23 Investigations; power to subpoena.
486-24 Stop-use, stop-sale, hold, and removal orders.
486-25, 26, 26.5, 27, 28 REPEALED.
486-29 Hindering or obstructing an officer or inspector; bribery; penalties.
486-32 Offenses and penalties.
486-37 Rules; severability and continuation.
486-52 Measurement standard; exemptions.
486-52.5 Price posting by gallon required.
486-55 General duties and powers.
486-56 Adoption of standards and rules.
486-75 Properly functioning odometer required.
486-77 Odometers; prohibitions; exemptions.
486-79 Citation and notice to appear.
486-80 Impoundment of evidence.
486-81 Confiscation of evidence.
486-82 Nonscheduled inspection, permissible.
486-102 Systems of measurement.
486-103 State measurement standards.
486-104 Secondary standards and equipment.
486-106 Testing at state-supported institutions.
486-107 Type evaluation; requirements; certificate of conformance.
486-108 Use; disposition of correct or incorrect apparatus.
486-109 Duties of owners or custodians of measuring apparatus.
486-110 Method of sale of commodities; general.
486-111 Packages; information required; variations; exemptions.
486-112 Declarations of unit price on random packages.
486-114 Advertising packages for sale.
486-116 Misrepresentation of price.
486-117 Inspection of packages.
486-118.5 Ni €›ihau shells; representing content.
486-119 Hawaii-made products; Hawaii-processed products.
486-119.5 Acacia koa wood; representing content.
486-120.5 Macadamia nuts; labeling requirements.
486-120.6 Hawaii-grown roasted or instant coffee; labeling requirements.
486-121 Misrepresentation of quantity.
486-133 Requirement for measuremaster license; duties; prohibitions.
486-135 Reciprocal acceptance of certificates.