HRS §656-3
When you can be sued for talking about someone else's credit
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗You can only be sued for a statement you made about another person's character, conduct, credit, ability, trade, or dealings if that statement was in writing and signed by you or by someone you authorized to sign. If it was only spoken, you cannot be sued under this law.
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The statute, as written — Representation of another's credit, etc., when actionable
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.
No action shall be brought and maintained to charge any person upon, or by reason of, any representation or assurance made concerning the character, conduct, credit, ability, trade, or dealings of another person, unless the representation or assurance is made in writing and signed by the party to be charged thereby, or by a person lawfully authorized by the party to sign. [CC 1859, §1055; RL 1925, §2667; RL 1935, §3902; RL 1945, §8723; RL 1955, §190-3; HRS §656-3; gen ch 1985; am L 2017, c 12, §69]
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