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HRS §490:2-604

Buyer's options for rejected goods when seller gives no instructions

If a seller does not tell the buyer what to do with rejected goods within a reasonable time, the buyer can store, reship, or resell them for the seller's account. Doing this is not accepting the goods or stealing them.

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The statute, as written — Buyer's options as to salvage of rightfully rejected goods

Subject to the provisions of the immediately preceding section on perishables if the seller gives no instructions within a reasonable time after notification of rejection the buyer may store the rejected goods for the seller's account or reship them to him or resell them for the seller's account with reimbursement as provided in the preceding section. Such action is not acceptance or conversion.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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