§445-95.5 - Suits by the State. - Hawaii Statutes

     [§445-95.5]  Suits by the State.  The director of the department of human services, by and through the attorney general, may bring an action on behalf of the State to enjoin any violation of section 445-95.2, to enjoin any person, partnership, corporation or other organization who has violated section 445-95.2 from continuing to engage in the rooming house business, to collect the penalties provided by section 445-95.4, or to recover any damages sustained by any person injured by a violation of section 445-95.2.  In any such action, the State shall also be entitled to recover the costs of suit together with reasonable attorneys' fees. [L 1988, c 313, pt of §3]