HRS §342G-116
When redemption centers can refuse to pay refunds
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says when a redemption center can say no to paying the refund value for a drink container. They must refuse if the container is broken, corroded, or has certain problems like liquid inside or extra junk. It only covers these refusal rules.
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The statute, as written — Refusal of refund value payment for a deposit beverage container
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.
Redemption centers shall refuse to pay the refund value on any broken, corroded, or dismembered deposit beverage container, or any deposit beverage container that: (1) Contains a free-flowing liquid; (2) Does not properly indicate a refund value; (3) Contains a significant amount of foreign material; or (4) Exhibits characteristics of having been previously processed and baled.
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