(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this chapter shall apply to a cause of action asserted against a person based on the person’s:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 634G-2

  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(1) Communication in a legislative, executive, judicial, administrative, or other governmental proceeding;
(2) Communication on an issue under consideration or review in a legislative, executive, judicial, administrative, or other governmental proceeding; or
(3) Exercise of the right of freedom of speech or of the press, the right to assemble or petition, or the right of association, guaranteed by the United States Constitution or the Hawaii State Constitution, on a matter of public concern.
(b) This chapter shall not apply to a cause of action asserted:

(1) Against a governmental unit or an employee or agent of a governmental unit acting or purporting to act in an official capacity;
(2) By a governmental unit or an employee or agent of a governmental unit acting in an official capacity to enforce a law to protect against an imminent threat to public health or safety; or
(3) Against a person primarily engaged in the business of selling or leasing goods or services if the cause of action arises out of a communication related to the person’s sale or lease of the goods or services.
(c) As used in this section:

“Goods or services” does not include a dramatic, literary, musical, political, journalistic, or artistic work.

“Governmental unit” means a public corporation or government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.

“Person” means an individual, estate, trust, partnership, business or nonprofit entity, governmental unit, or other legal entity.

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