HRS §490:2-717
Buyer can deduct damages from what they still owe
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If the seller breaks the contract, the buyer can tell the seller and then subtract the damages from any money still owed under that same contract. This only covers the price still due, not other amounts.
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The statute, as written — Deduction of damages from the price
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.
The buyer on notifying the seller of his intention to do so may deduct all or any part of the damages resulting from any breach of the contract from any part of the price still due under the same contract.
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