HRS §842-6
When the state can shut down a business for organized crime
The attorney general can ask a court to stop a business from operating if someone in control of it repeatedly commits organized crime to force others to do business with it, and stopping the business is needed to prevent more of the same illegal activity. This applies to businesses that are not corporations, like partnerships, sole proprietorships, and joint ventures.
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The statute, as written — Enjoining other business operations
The attorney general may institute civil proceedings in the circuit court to enjoin the operation of any business other than a corporation, including a partnership, limited partnership, unincorporated association, joint venture, or sole proprietorship, when: (1) Any person in control of the business, who may be a partner in a partnership or in a limited partnership, a participant in a joint venture, the owner of a sole proprietorship, an employee or agent of any such business, or a person who, in fact, exercises control over the operations of the business in conducting business affairs, purposely engages in a persistent course of organized crime with the intent to compel or induce other persons, firms, or corporations to deal with the business or engage in organized crime; and (2) The public interest requires the operation of the business to be enjoined, for the prevention of future illegal conduct of the same character.
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