HRS §342F-17

This law does not block other legal remedies

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This section says that the rules in this chapter do not cancel or weaken any other legal rights or penalties that already exist under state law, county rules, or county ordinances. If someone has already broken another law, this chapter does not protect them from those other consequences.

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The statute, as written — Other action not barred

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 existing civil or criminal remedy for any wrongful action which is a violation of any statute or any rule of the department or the ordinance of any county shall be excluded or impaired by this chapter.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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