HRS §145-7
Credit for loss or dumping
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says when a buyer of farm produce can take money off what they owe a farmer for damaged, lost, or thrown-away crops. They can only do this if the farmer agreed in writing and the buyer has a certificate proving the produce was worthless or unfit to eat.
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The statute, as written — Credit for loss or dumping
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
No claim or credit in any payment, accounting, or settlement shall be made or taken against a producer by any commission merchant, dealer, processor, or retail merchant for any damage to, or loss, dumping, or disposal, of any farm produce unless such claim or credit has been agreed to in writing by the producer and the licensee has secured and is in possession of a certificate issued by an agent of the department of agriculture and biosecurity showing that the produce has no commercial value, or a certificate issued by a county or state health officer, or other duly authorized officer, stating that the produce has been destroyed or otherwise disposed of as unfit for human consumption.
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