Note
Sections 489-1 to 489-8 designated as Part I by L 2000, c 227, §3.
Law Journals and Reviews
Airbnb in Paradise: Updating Hawai`i's Legal Approach Towards Racial Discrimination in the Sharing Economy. 39 UH L. Rev. 435 (2017).
§489-1 Purpose; construction. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to protect the interests, rights, and privileges of all persons within the State with regard to access and use of public accommodations by prohibiting unfair discrimination.
(b) This chapter shall be liberally construed to further the purposes stated in subsection (a). [L 1986, c 292, pt of §1]
Cross References
Civil rights commission, see chapter 368.
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 26. Trade Regulation and Practice
489. Discrimination in Public Accommodations
489-3 Discriminatory practices prohibition.
489-4 Exception, privacy requirements.
489-5 Other discriminatory practices.
489-6 Complaint against unfair discrimination; reporting requirements.
489-7 No limitation on causes of action.
489-7.5 Suits by persons injured; amount of recovery, injunctions.
489-9 Motion picture theater accommodation.
489-21 Discriminatory practices; breastfeeding.