HRS §445-23
When auctions are not allowed
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law sets when auctions of goods cannot happen. It bans auctions from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. and during November and December. There are many exceptions, like court-ordered sales, government property, and certain items like furniture or farm produce.
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The statute, as written — Hours for auctions
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 auction sale of goods, wares, and merchandise shall be conducted between the hours of 9:00 o'clock in the evening and 8:00 o'clock in the morning, and no such auction of any nature or description shall be conducted during the months of November and December of any year; provided that this section shall not apply to: (1) Sales of household furniture, vehicles, automobiles, machinery, livestock, and like bulky articles; (2) Any sale made under the direction of any court; (3) Sales of any personal property belonging to the State or any county; (4) A bona fide sale of a stock of merchandise, where the creditors of the owner thereof are engaged in the legitimate closing out of the stock; (5) Sales by hawkers on the street or peddlers from vehicles; (6) Sales by persons selling fruits, fish, seafood products, vegetables, butter, eggs, or other farm or ranch produce; or (7) Auctions held in public auction rooms that have been established for six months or more.
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