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HRS §481B-1

Unsolicited items are yours to keep

This law says that if a company sends you goods you did not order, you can keep or throw them away as you wish. You do not have to pay for them or send them back. The sender cannot charge you for them.

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The statute, as written — Unsolicited goods, etc., unconditional gift

No person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation, or agent or employee thereof, shall, in any manner, or by any means, offer for sale goods, property, or merchandise, where the offer includes the voluntary and unsolicited sending of goods, property, or merchandise not actually ordered or requested by the recipient, either orally or in writing. The receipt of any such unsolicited goods, property, or merchandise shall for all purposes be deemed an unconditional gift to the recipient who may use or dispose of the same in any manner the recipient sees fit without any obligation on the recipient's part to the sender.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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