HRS §481-8
Attorney general's duty to prosecute
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that after a corporation is proven in court to have broken the rules in sections 481-1 to 481-7 three separate times, the attorney general must sue to shut it down. The court can then stop the corporation from doing business in Hawaii, either permanently or for a set time, or cancel its charter or franchise.
businesses
The statute, as written — Duty of attorney general to prosecute
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.
Upon the third violation of any of the provisions of sections 481-1 to 481-7 by any corporation, each of such violations having been proved in a separate court action, the attorney general shall institute proper action in a court of competent jurisdiction to forfeit the charter, rights, franchises, or privileges and powers exercised by the corporation, and to permanently enjoin it from transacting business in the State. If in such action the court finds that the corporation is violating or has violated any of the provisions of sections 481-1 to 481-7, it shall enjoin the corporation from doing business in the State permanently or for such time as the court shall order, or annul the charter, or revoke the franchise of the corporation.
Sections this one refers to
§481-1 Unlawful price discrimination by location
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