HCC §6-37
Auctioneers must reveal their own interests in items for sale
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗When an auctioneer accepts a bid, they act as the bidder's agent until a higher bid or the sale is done. The auctioneer must tell all potential buyers if they own or have a stake in any property being auctioned.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Adverse interest of auctioneer prohibited
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Every auctioneer conducting an auction shall, in accepting a bid from any person, become the agent of such bidder and remain so until a higher bid is accepted or until the transaction involving the bid is completed. The auctioneer must disclose publicly to all prospective buyers any proprietary interest that the auctioneer has in any personal or real property to be sold at the auction. (1995, ord 95-140, sec 1.) 6-37 SUPP. 14 (7-2023) 6-6 BUSINESSES § 6-38
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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