(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to discriminate unfairly in public accommodations.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 489-8

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: has the meaning prescribed in section 1-19 and includes a legal representative, partnership, receiver, trust, trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, the State, or any governmental entity or agency. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 489-2
(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.

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