HRS §490:3-102
What this law covers
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says which documents this law applies to: negotiable instruments (like checks and promissory notes). It does not cover money, certain payment orders, or securities. If this law conflicts with other laws about banks or secured transactions, those other laws win. Federal Reserve rules also override this law.
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The statute, as written — Subject matter
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.
(a) This article applies to negotiable instruments. It does not apply to money, to payment orders governed by article 4A, or to securities governed by article 8. (b) If there is conflict between this article and article 4 or 9, articles 4 and 9 govern. (c) Regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and operating circulars of the Federal Reserve Banks supersede any inconsistent provision of this article to the extent of the inconsistency.
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