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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 663-1.2 (2026)

] Tort liability for breach of contract; punitive damages

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     [§663-1.2]  Tort liability for breach of contract; punitive damages.  No person may recover damages, including punitive damages, in tort for a breach of a contract in the absence of conduct that:

     (1)  Violated a duty that is independently recognized by principles of tort law; and

     (2)  Transcended the breach of the contract. [L 1999, c 237, §1]

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  Russ Francis v. Lee Enterprises:  Hawai‘i Turns Away From Tortious Breach of Contract.  23 UH L. Rev. 647 (2001).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2021 · leading case: Wada v. Aloha King, LLC, 154 F. Supp. 3d 981 (D. Haw. 2015).
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Wada v. Aloha King, LLC, 154 F. Supp. 3d 981 (D. Haw. 2015). “1996); Haw. Rev. Stat. § 663-1.2 ; see SCD RMA, LLC v.”
BlueEarth Biofuels, LLC v. Hawaiian Elec. Co., 780 F. Supp. 2d 1061 (D. Haw. 2011). “” Haw.Rev.Stat. § 663-1.2. Broadly speaking, the economic loss rule is designed to maintain a distinction between damage remedies for breach of contract and for tort.”
Maeda v. Pinnacle Foods Inc., 390 F. Supp. 3d 1231 (2019). · cites it 2× “" Haw. Rev. Stat. § 663-1.2 . Unjust enrichment "broadly provides that a person who is unjustly enriched at the expense of another is subject to liability in restitution.”
Bennett v. Poipu Resort, Partners, L.P. (D. Haw. 2021). “2d 294, 303 (1996); see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 663-1.2 ; SCD RMA, LLC v.”
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