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HRS §490:2-710

What a seller can recover after a buyer breaks a contract

This section says a seller who was wronged by a buyer can get back certain extra costs caused by the buyer's breach. These costs must be reasonable and related to handling the goods, like stopping delivery, storing them, or reselling them. It does not set specific amounts or deadlines.

The statute, as written — Seller's incidental damages

Incidental damages to an aggrieved seller include any commercially reasonable charges, expenses or commissions incurred in stopping delivery, in the transportation, care and custody of goods after the buyer's breach, in connection with return or resale of the goods or otherwise resulting from the breach.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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