HRS 0480-0001 ANNOTATIONS

Sections 480-1 to 24 have been designated Part I in view of addition of Part II by L 1972, c 205.

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ANNOTATIONS ABOVE RELATE TO ARTICLE, CHAPTER, OR PART HEADING;

ANNOTATIONS BELOW ARE FOR SECTION ONLY.

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Land and land activities are within scope of chapter. Att. Gen. Op. 62-39.

The Antitrust Laws and Land: An Answer to Hawaii's Housing Crisis? 8 HBJ 5.

Because defendant wholesale food marketer and distributor did not meet definition of a consumer, it lacked standing to sue for deceptive practices under §480-2. 61 F. Supp. 2d 1092.

Suit against State based on this chapter precluded by sovereign immunity. 60 H. 228, 588 P.2d 430.

Real estate or residences did not qualify as "goods" under this section, but did qualify as "personal investments"; homebuyer thus had standing as "consumer" to bring claim under §480-13. 80 H. 54, 905 P.2d 29.

Where employee was not a "consumer" as defined under this section, employee lacked standing to maintain private cause of action under §480-13 against workers' compensation insurer based on alleged violation of §480-2. 83 H. 457, 927 P.2d 858.

Where employer was not a "consumer" as defined under this section, employee could not maintain action under §480-13, based on employee's third party beneficiary status, against workers' compensation insurer for alleged violation of §480-2. 83 H. 457, 927 P.2d 858.

By the plain language of this chapter, no actual purchase is necessary as a prerequisite to a consumer recovering damages under §480-13, based on injuries stemming from violations of §480-2. 98 H. 309, 47 P.3d 1222.

Plaintiff suing store's commercial general liability insurer for injuries received in slip and fall was not "consumer" as defined in this section, and therefore lacked standing to maintain private cause of action under §480-13. 82 H. 363 (App.), 922 P.2d 976.