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HRS §490:3-506.5

Service charge for a bounced check

If someone gives you a check that bounces because they had no money or no account, you can charge them a fee, but only up to $30. This applies to the person or business the check was written to, or someone who legally holds the check.

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The statute, as written — Charges for dishonored checks

The payee or a holder in due course of any check, draft, or order for the payment of money that has been dishonored for lack of funds or credit to pay the check, draft, or order or because the maker has no account with the drawee shall be allowed to assess the maker a service charge of not more than $30.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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