HRS §489E-14
Automated transactions
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law says contracts can be made automatically by computer programs, even if no person reviews them. A person can also form a contract by dealing with an automated system if they freely choose to do something that completes the deal. The contract's terms are decided by the law that applies to it.
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The statute, as written — Automated transaction
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.
In an automated transaction, the following rules shall apply: (1) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents' actions or the resulting terms and agreements; (2) A contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and an individual, acting on the individual's own behalf or for another person, including by an interaction in which the individual performs actions that the individual is free to refuse to perform and which the individual knows or has reason to know will cause the electronic agent to complete the transaction or performance; and (3) The terms of the contract are determined by the substantive law applicable to it.
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