Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 467-7 (2026)

Licenses required to act as real estate broker and salesperson

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§467-7 Licenses required to act as real estate broker and salesperson. No person within the purview of this chapter shall act as real estate broker or real estate salesperson, or shall advertise, or assume to act as real estate broker or real estate salesperson without a license previously obtained under and in compliance with this chapter and the rules and regulations of the real estate commission. [L 1933, c 140, §6; RL 1935, §7315; am L 1935, c 126, §1; RL 1945, §7736; RL 1955, §170-6; HRS §467-7; am L 1989, c 217, §2]

Attorney General Opinions

Only persons not regularly engaged in real estate transaction with a power of attorney from the owner are within the exception. Att. Gen. Op. 65-24.

Includes employees involved in real estate transactions of employer's land. Att. Gen. Op. 66-6.

Selling lists of available real estate rentals is not an act within the definition of a real estate broker. Att. Gen. Op. 67-15.

Case Notes

Cited: 38 H. 9, 11 (1948).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1988–2019 · leading case: Goran Pleho, LLC v. Lacy. ICA mem.op., filed 07/29/2016. Motion for Partial Reconsideration of Memorandum Opinion, filed 08/08/2016., 439 P.3d 176 (Haw. 2019).

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Goran Pleho, LLC v. Lacy. ICA mem.op., filed 07/29/2016. Motion for Partial Reconsideration of Memorandum Opinion, filed 08/08/2016., 439 P.3d 176 (Haw. 2019). · cites it 2× “" The Majority cites Cieri for the assertion that "there is little dispute that, had Lacy simply been a consultant or a similar business professional, many of the services he provided would clearly amount to conduct in trade or commerce under our precedent.”

Kona Jt. Venture I, Ltd. Ex Rel. Lippi v. Covella (In Re Kona Jt. Venture I, Ltd.), 88 B.R. 285 (Bankr. D. Haw. 1988). · cites it 12× “HRS § 467-7 is enforced by HRS § 467-26, which states: Any person violating this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000 for each violation.”

Katayama v. Heller-White Hotels Co., 692 F. Supp. 1239 (D. Haw. 1988). · cites it 7× “Haw.Rev.Stat. § 467-7 requires real estate brokers and salesmen, and finders and middlemen under Property House, to previously have obtained a real estate license, No person within the purview of this chapter shall act as real estate broker or real estate salesman, or shall…”

Goran Pleho, LLC v. Lacy. ICA mem.op., filed 07/29/2016. Motion for Partial Reconsideration of Memorandum Opinion, filed 08/08/2016. (Haw. 2019). · cites it 2× “without a license previously obtained under and in compliance with [HRS Chapter 467] and the rules and regulations of the real estate commission.” 14 The Majority cites Cieri for the assertion that “there is little dispute that, had Lacy simply been a consultant or a similar…”

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