(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a security agreement is effective according to its terms between the parties, against purchasers of the collateral, and against creditors.

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:9-201

  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(b) A transaction subject to this article is subject to:

(1) Any applicable rule of law which establishes a different rule for consumers;
(2) Any other statute or regulation that regulates the rates, charges, agreements, and practices for loans, credit sales, or other extensions of credit; and
(3) Any consumer-protection statute or regulation.
(c) In case of conflict between this article and a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in subsection (b), the rule of law, statute, or regulation controls. Failure to comply with a statute or regulation described in subsection (b) has only the effect the statute or regulation specifies.
(d) This article does not:

(1) Validate any rate, charge, agreement, or practice that violates a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in subsection (b); or
(2) Extend the application of the rule of law, statute, or regulation to a transaction not otherwise subject to it.