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Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 489-8 (2026)

  Civil penalty

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     §489-8  Civil penalty.  (a)  It shall be unlawful for a person to discriminate unfairly in public accommodations.

     (b)  Any person, firm, company, association, or corporation who violates this part shall be fined a sum of not less than $500 nor more than $10,000 for each violation, which sum shall be collected in a civil action brought by the attorney general or the civil rights commission on behalf of the State.  The penalties provided in this section shall be cumulative to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this State.  Each day of violation under this part shall be a separate violation.

     (c)  This section shall not apply to violations of part II of this chapter. [L 1987, c 294, §1; am L 1989, c 386, §12; am L 2000, c 227, §6; am L 2001, c 55, §24]

 

Rules of Court

 

  Class actions, see HRCP rule 23; injunctions, see HRCP rule 65.

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2003–2012 · leading case: State v. Hoshijo Ex Rel. White, 76 P.3d 550 (Haw. 2003).
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State v. Hoshijo Ex Rel. White, 76 P.3d 550 (Haw. 2003). · cites it 16× “) "Person" is defined in HRS § 489-2 (1993), which broadly states that "[p]erson has the meaning prescribed in [HRS] section 1-19 [23] and includes a legal representative, partnership, receiver, trust, trustee in bankruptcy, the State, or any governmental entity or agency.”
Temple v. Abercrombie, 903 F. Supp. 2d 1024 (D. Haw. 2012). · cites it 7× “, the Hawaii Attorney General or the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission) under HRS § 489-8 for violating the Civil Unions Law is highly speculative.”
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