Hawaii Revised Statutes 657D-13 – Fines and penalties on contracts
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 657D-13
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Court: includes any court of competent jurisdiction of the State of Hawaii, whether or not a court of record. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 657D-1
- Military service: means service on state active duty in any of the state military forces or full time National Guard duty. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 657D-1
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Person: when used with reference to the holder of any right alleged to exist against a person in military service or against a person secondarily liable under such right, includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, and any other forms of business association. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 657D-1
When an action for compliance with the terms of any contract is stayed pursuant to this chapter, no fine or penalty shall accrue by reason of failure to comply with the terms of the contract during the period of the stay. In any case where a person fails to perform any obligation and a fine or penalty for the nonperformance is incurred, a court may relieve the enforcement of the fine or penalty on such terms as may be just if the person was in the military service when the penalty was incurred and that by reason of that service the ability of the person to pay or perform was thereby materially impaired.