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HRS §486H-7

Your right to sue for damages

If a business or person breaks the law in section 486H-5 and hurts your business or property, you can sue them in court. If you win, the court must order them to pay your lawyer's fees and court costs. You must start your lawsuit within four years of the harm.

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The statute, as written — Right to sue

Any person who is injured in the person's business or property by reason of a violation of section 486H-5 may sue in any court having jurisdiction in the county where the defendant resides or is found, or where any agent of the defendant resides or is found, or where service may be obtained, without respect to the amount in controversy, to recover the damages sustained by the person, and the person shall be awarded, if judgment is rendered in the person's favor, attorney's fees together with the costs of the suit. Any action brought pursuant to this section shall be commenced within four years after the cause of action accrued.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§486H-5 Gas station owner's rights against fuel suppliers

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