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HRS §432:2-610

Insurance rules for societies and their membership choices

This section says that every society doing business in Hawaii must follow the insurance code's rules about unfair practices. However, those rules do not limit a society's right to set its own membership requirements or to offer benefits only to members through a related company.

businesses

The statute, as written — Unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts and practices

Every society authorized to do business in this State shall be subject to the provisions of article 13 of the insurance code relating to unfair practices; provided, however, that nothing in such provisions shall be construed as applying to or affecting the right of any society to determine its eligibility requirements for membership, or be construed as applying to or affecting the offering of benefits exclusively to members [or] persons eligible for membership in the society by a subsidiary corporation or affiliated organization of the society.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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