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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