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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 368-1 (2026)

  Purpose and intent

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PART I.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

     §368-1  Purpose and intent.  The legislature finds and declares that the practice of discrimination because of race, color, religion, age, sex, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, or disability in employment, housing, public accommodations, or access to services receiving state financial assistance is against public policy.  It is the purpose of this chapter to provide a mechanism that provides for a uniform procedure for the enforcement of the State's discrimination laws.  It is the legislature's intent to preserve all existing rights and remedies under such laws. [L 1988, c 219, pt of §1; am L 1989, c 387, §1; am L 1991, c 2, §1; am L 1992, c 33, §5; am L 2011, c 34, §2; am L 2025, c 259, §3]

 

Case Notes

 

  Cited:  133 H. 332, 328 P.3d 341 (2014).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1992–2023 · leading case: Lales v. Wholesale Motors Co.., 328 P.3d 341 (Haw. 2014).
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Lales v. Wholesale Motors Co.., 328 P.3d 341 (Haw. 2014). · cites it 31× “Laws Act 219, § 1 at 387 (emphasis added); HRS § 368-1. To effectuate this intent, the legislature created the HCRC.”
SCI Mgmt. Corp. v. Sims, 71 P.3d 389 (Haw. 2003). · cites it 20× “" HRS § 368-1 (1993). The HCRC has "jurisdiction over the subject of discriminatory practices made unlawful by chapters 489, 515, part I of chapter 378, and .”
Kimberly Hively v. Ivy Tech Cmty. Coll., 830 F.3d 698 (7th Cir. 2016). “§ 711; Hawaii: Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 368-1 , 378-2; Illinois: 775 ILCS 5/1-103 & 775 ILCS 5/1-102; Iowa: Iowa Code Ann.”
Chan v. Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC., 124 F. Supp. 3d 1045 (D. Haw. 2015). “See Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint for Declaratory Relief and Damages, Civ. No.”
Cervelli v. Aloha Bed & Breakfast, 415 P.3d 919 (Haw. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “Assuming, without deciding, that Aloha B&B established a prima facie case of substantial burden to Young's exercise of religion, we conclude that the application of HRS Chapter 489 to Aloha B&B's conduct in this case satisfies the strict scrutiny standard. As previously…”
Voluntary Ass'n of Religious Leaders, Churches, & Organizations v. Waihee, 800 F. Supp. 882 (D. Haw. 1992). · cites it 2× “See, HRS § 368-1. In furtherance of that policy, the legislature amended HRS § 378-2 to include “sexual orientation” as a class protected from discriminatory employment practices.”
Sevcik v. Unlimited Constr. Servs., Inc., 462 F. Supp. 2d 1140 (D. Haw. 2006). “§ 368-1, et seq. Some of the potential remedies include an "apprenticeship training program, on-the-job training program, or other occupational training or retraining program.”
Hawai'i Tech. Academy v. LE. (Haw. 2017). · cites it 12× “” The Executive Director opined, however, that because publicly funded educational institutions are not “public accommodations,” the 15 *** FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST’S HAWAIʻI REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER *** HCRC lacked jurisdiction under HRS § 368-1 (Supp. 2011).9 The Academy…”
Greer v. State of Hawaii (D. Haw. 2023). · cites it 2× “Haw. Rev. Stat. § 368-11 (a); see also Haw.”
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