Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 482P-5 (2026)

] Infringement of right; use without consent; profit or not for profit

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     [§482P-5]  Infringement of right; use without consent; profit or not for profit.  Except as provided in section 482P-7, any person who uses or authorizes the use of a living or deceased individual's or personality's name, voice, signature, or likeness, on or in goods, merchandise, or services entered into commerce in this State, or for purposes of advertising products, merchandise, goods, or services, or for purposes of fund-raising or solicitation of donations, or if any person disseminates or publishes advertisements in this State that contain a living or deceased individual's or personality's name, voice, signature, or likeness, without express or implied consent of the owner of the right, has infringed a publicity right under this chapter.  An infringement may occur under this section without regard to whether the use or activity is for profit or not for profit. [L Sp 2009, c 28, pt of §2]

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2022 · leading case: Lightbourne v. Printroom Inc., 307 F.R.D. 593 (C.D. Cal. 2015).
Lightbourne v. Printroom Inc., 307 F.R.D. 593 (C.D. Cal. 2015). “Compare Haw.Rev.Stat. § 482P-5 (prohibiting unauthorized use of an individual’s likeness “on or in goods, merchandise, or services .”
Wallen v. Consum. Reports, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2022). · cites it 2× “Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 482P-5. The Indiana statute states: “A person may not use an aspect of a personality’s right of publicity for a commercial purpose during the personality’s lifetime .”
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