HRS §484-15
Penalties for breaking this law
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section sets criminal penalties for people who knowingly break this law or lie on a registration or exemption application. A person who does this can be fined, imprisoned, or both. The fine and prison time are set by the court.
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The statute, as written — Penalties
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.
Any person who wilfully violates this chapter or a rule adopted under it or any person who wilfully, in an application for registration or exemption makes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact is guilty of a felony and may be fined not less than $5,000 or double the amount of gain from the transaction, whichever is the larger but not more than $250,000; or may be imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.
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