HRS §490:2-613
What happens if goods are damaged before they reach you
If the exact goods you agreed to buy are damaged or destroyed before the risk passes to you, and neither side caused it, the contract may be canceled. If only part is damaged, you can inspect and choose to cancel or accept the goods with a price reduction.
buyers
The statute, as written — Casualty to identified goods
Where the contract requires for its performance goods identified when the contract is made, and the goods suffer casualty without fault of either party before the risk of loss passes to the buyer, or in a proper case under a "no arrival, no sale" term (section 490:2-324) then: (a) If the loss is total the contract is avoided; and (b) If the loss is partial or the goods have so deteriorated as no longer to conform to the contract the buyer may nevertheless demand inspection and at his option either treat the contract as avoided or accept the goods with due allowance from the contract price for the deterioration or the deficiency in quantity but without further right against the seller.
Sections this one refers to
§490:2-324 What a 'no arrival, no sale' term means for buyers and sellers
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