HRS §478-9
Rejection of federal law
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says Hawaii does not want certain federal mortgage and business loan rules to apply to loans, mortgages, credit sales, or advances made in this state. It is a narrow statement rejecting those federal laws.
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The statute, as written — [OLD] REPEALED
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.
L 1980, c 188, §4. §478-9 Rejection of federal law. It is hereby explicitly stated by the terms of this section that the provisions of Title V, Part A-Mortgage Usury Laws, Mortgages, section 501(a)(1) and of Part B-Business and Agricultural Loans, of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 shall not apply with respect to loans, mortgages, credit sales, and advances made in this State, and that this State does not want the provisions of Title V, Part A-Mortgage Usury Laws, Mortgages, section 501(a)(1) and of Part B-Business and Agricultural Loans, of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 to apply with respect to loans, mortgages, credit sales, and advances made in this State.
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