HRS §708-8304
Unlicensed contractor fraud for smaller amounts
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law makes it a crime for someone to commit unlicensed contractor fraud when the property they take control of is worth less than $20,000. It is a serious crime called a class C felony.
contractors
The statute, as written — Unlicensed contractor fraud in the second degree
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.
(1) A person commits the offense of unlicensed contractor fraud in the second degree if the person commits unlicensed contractor fraud and the total value of the property over which the person obtains control is less than $20,000. (2) Unlicensed contractor fraud in the second degree is a class C felony.
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