HRS §485A-507
Protection from defamation lawsuits for required filings
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section protects financial professionals from being sued for defamation when they make statements in required filings, unless they knew the statement was false or acted recklessly. It only covers statements in records filed with certain regulators.
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The statute, as written — Qualified immunity
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.
A broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, federal covered investment adviser, or investment adviser representative shall not be liable to another broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, federal covered investment adviser, or investment adviser representative for defamation relating to a statement that is contained in a record required by or filed with the commissioner or a designee of the commissioner, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or a self-regulatory organization, unless the person knew, or should have known at the time that the statement was made, that it was false in a material respect or the person acted in reckless disregard of the statement's truth or falsity.
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