Chapter 480
33 sections
§480-1 What key words mean in this law
§480-2 Unfair business tricks and competition are illegal
§480-3 How to interpret this antitrust law
§480-3.1 Fines for breaking unfair competition rules
§480-3.3 What counts as an illegal endless chain scheme
§480-4 When agreements that limit competition are illegal
§480-5 Rules against tying sales to exclusive deals
§480-6 When refusing to buy or sell is illegal
§480-7 When buying another business is illegal and what you can do
§480-8 Interlocking directorates and relationships
§480-9 No one may create a monopoly in Hawaii
§480-10 Labor unions are not illegal under this law
§480-11 When antitrust rules do not apply
§480-12 Contracts that break the law are not valid
§480-13 Lawsuits for injuries from illegal business practices
§480-13.3 How private class action lawsuits are filed and reviewed
§480-13.5 Extra fines for fraud against elders
§480-14 State lawsuits for triple damages and fees
§480-15 Who can stop a business from breaking consumer laws
§480-15.1 Penalty for ignoring a court order to stop
§480-16 Breaking antitrust laws is a felony with fines and jail time
§480-17 When company leaders can be personally blamed for breaking the law
§480-18 Attorney General's Investigation Powers
§480-19 Adding more parties to a lawsuit
§480-20 Who enforces Hawaii's consumer protection laws
§480-21 Where lawsuits and criminal cases under this chapter can be filed
§480-22 How a State Court Win Affects Your Private Lawsuit
§480-23 Immunity from prosecution
§480-23.1 Protecting witnesses who must testify in investigations
§480-23.2 Protection for testimony you are forced to give
§480-23.3 Transactional immunity for testifying or producing records
§480-23.4 Penalty for a witness who refuses to testify after immunity
§480-24 Time limit for suing under this law