Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 842-8 (2026)

  Civil remedies

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     §842-8  Civil remedies.  (a)  The circuit courts of the State shall have jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of this chapter by issuing appropriate orders, including, but not limited to:  ordering any person to divest oneself of any interest, direct or indirect, in any enterprise; imposing reasonable restrictions on the future activities or investments of any person, including, but not limited to, prohibiting any person from engaging in the same type of endeavor as the enterprise engaged in, or ordering dissolution or reorganization of any enterprise, making due provision for the rights of innocent persons.

     (b)  The attorney general may institute proceedings under this section.  In any action brought by the State under this section, the court shall proceed as soon as practicable to the hearing and determination thereof.  Pending final determination thereof, the court may at any time enter such restraining orders or prohibitions, or take such other actions, including the acceptance of satisfactory performance bonds, as it shall deem proper.

     (c)  Any person injured in the person's business or property by reason of a violation of this chapter may sue therefor in any appropriate court and shall recover the damages the person sustains and the cost of the suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee.

     (d)  A final judgment or decree rendered in favor of the State in any criminal proceeding brought by the State under this chapter shall estop the defendant from denying the essential allegations of the criminal offense in any subsequent civil proceeding brought by the State. [L 1972, c 71, pt of §2; gen ch 1985]

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2026 · leading case: Derosa v. Ass'n of Apt. Owners of the Golf Villas, 185 F. Supp. 3d 1247 (D. Haw. 2016).
Derosa v. Ass'n of Apt. Owners of the Golf Villas, 185 F. Supp. 3d 1247 (D. Haw. 2016). · cites it 2× “Racketeering Haw. Rev. Stat. § 842-8 (c) allows an injured party to bring a civil racketeering action.”
Ryan v. Salisbury, 380 F. Supp. 3d 1031 (D. Haw. 2019). · cites it 4× “HRS § 842-2(3) ("Hawai'i RICO") makes it unlawful "[f]or any person employed by or associated with any enterprise to conduct or participate in the conduct of the affairs of the enterprise through racketeering activity or collection of an unlawful debt.”
Nakamoto v. Hartley, 758 F. Supp. 1357 (D. Haw. 1991). “The court denies the motion of all defendants to dismiss plaintiffs’ eighth claim for relief under section 842-8(c). IX.Motion to Continue Trial Defendant Goldman moves to continue for six months the trial currently set for *1368 April 2, 1991.”
Moore (D. Haw. 2026). · cites it 2× “” HRS § 842-8(c) (“Any person injured in the person’s business or property by reason of a violation of this chapter may sue therefor .”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 842-8(c) — 3 cases
Ryan v. Salisbury, 380 F. Supp. 3d 1031 (D. Haw. 2019). “HRS § 842-2(3) ("Hawai'i RICO") makes it unlawful "[f]or any person employed by or associated with any enterprise to conduct or participate in the conduct of the affairs of the enterprise through racketeering activity or collection of an unlawful debt.”
Nakamoto v. Hartley, 758 F. Supp. 1357 (D. Haw. 1991). “The court denies the motion of all defendants to dismiss plaintiffs’ eighth claim for relief under section 842-8(c). IX.Motion to Continue Trial Defendant Goldman moves to continue for six months the trial currently set for *1368 April 2, 1991.”
Moore (D. Haw. 2026). “” HRS § 842-8(c) (“Any person injured in the person’s business or property by reason of a violation of this chapter may sue therefor .”
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