Hawaii
Hawaii E-Commerce Compliance
28 compliance rules covering Hawaii consumer protection law
Consumer Protections
What Hawaii's UDAP statute prohibits
Deceptive practices
Unfair practices
Unconscionable practices
Compliance Rules
What ComplyGuard checks for Hawaii businesses
Refund & Return Policies
4 rules
Subscription & Auto-Renewal
5 rules
Pricing & Comparison Claims
4 rules
Required Disclosures
8 rules
Advertising Claims
6 rules
Warranty Compliance
1 rule
Enforcement Landscape
Litigation risk factors for Hawaii
Attorney GeneralHawaii Attorney General
Private Right of Action
Consumers can sue directly
Class Actions
Permitted
Pre-Suit Notice
Not required
Statute of Limitations4 years (HRS § 480-24 expressly states 4-year limitations for Chapter 480 actions)
DamagesPrivate (§ 480-13): prevailing consumer gets not less than $1,000 or threefold damages, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In class actions, $1,000 statutory minimum does not apply. Chapter 480 does not itself provide punitive damages for consumer UDAP claims; trebling is the enhanced remedy, not a separate punitive-damages exposure
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