HRS §486N-2
Who is exempt from this health club law
This section lists groups that do not have to follow this chapter. It covers nonprofits, self-defense or dance schools, member-owned private clubs, doctors' medical services, the state and its counties, certain older health clubs, and clubs where fitness is only a small part of their space.
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The statute, as written — Exemptions
This chapter shall not apply to: (1) Any nonprofit organization; (2) Any person operating a business primarily for the purpose of teaching a form of self-defense or dance as an art; (3) Any private club owned and operated by its members; (4) Any medically related service performed by a doctor legally authorized to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State, in a private office, clinic, or hospital; (5) The State or any of its political subdivisions; (6) Any health club which began offering health club contracts or any other contracts in the State prior to December 31, 1969; or (7) Any club whose function as a health club is only incidental to its overall function and purpose, and whose covered floor space devoted to the maintenance or development of physical fitness or well-being through physical exercise comprises less than thirty-five per cent of the total covered floor space of the club available to members.
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